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Trivia Question: Supply Chain

Trivia Question: Supply Chain

Published December 6, 2021

Supply chain problems have led to shortages of many consumer products, including computer chips, breakfast cereal, running shoes, paint and more. What product has been in short supply recently which has affected the Jewish community? /**/

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6 Fun & Easy Ways to Remove Wax from Your Menorah

Kveller StaffPublished December 6, 2021

Now that Hanukkah is over, it’s time to start cleaning those waxy menorahs. Instead of putting it off until next year (because didn’t your mother teach you that procrastination is bad?), we asked our readers for their advice. Some of the tips...

Photos: Hanukkah Hullabaloo delivers once again

Photos: Hanukkah Hullabaloo delivers once again

Bill Motchan, Special For The Jewish LightPublished December 6, 2021

Mix a little folk-rock, country and reggae music with hundreds of latkes and a giant menorah and you’ve got the recipe for a good time. That was the scene on Dec. 4 for the 11th Hanukkah Hullabaloo, the annual celebration performed by the Brothers Lazaroff...

Morris Glaser (right) at Glaser Drugstore, Clayton & Big Bend, 1935

The remarkable story of “Glaser Drug” in St. Louis

HARLEY HAMMERMAN, SPECIAL FOR THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished December 6, 2021

Have you ever wondered what happened to that restaurant you once loved and have memories of dining at with your family and friends? We did! There is an amazing website called Lost Tables, dedicated to celebrating the restaurants of our past. We are partnering...

Do you know this Jew? She won 2 back-to-back Oscars

Do you know this Jew? She won 2 back-to-back Oscars

Published December 5, 2021

Luise Rainer, was the first actor with back-to-back Oscars. She was born on January 12, 1910 in Dusseldorf, Germany, into a prosperous Jewish family. According to her bio on IMDB.com, Rainier was discovered by the legendary theater director Max...

This week's Jewish themed TV picks

This week’s Jewish themed TV picks

Dan Buffa, SPECIAL FOR THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished December 3, 2021

Everyone knows Hallmark is the channel where pure fluff is assembled: shows and movies that probably will make you cringe with oversaturated drama and theatrics. But before you have the complete urge to switch channels, they lure you in with more pancake...

Edward Coffield

The Lighter Side with Edward Coffield, artistic director of the New Jewish Theatre

Ellen Futterman, Editor-In-ChiefPublished December 3, 2021

Edward Coffield is the artistic director of the New Jewish Theatre, St. Louis’ premier small professional theater that is dedicated to the exploration of universal themes and issues and the examination of the full range of the human experience filtered...

From Gwynn Nobil Loomstein

St. Louis shows of their pajamukkahs

Published December 2, 2021

It's been argued that Hanukkah gear should be just as good and as fun as Christmas gear. I am not a huge fan of Hanukkah sweaters — but this year I've become a big fan of Hanukkah PJs! After all, for a typically home-based holiday that’s all about...

Larry David has never been more Jewish than in this season’s ‘Curb’

Larry David has never been more Jewish than in this season’s ‘Curb’

Published December 2, 2021

(JTA) — “Curb Your Enthusiasm” has always been a Jewy show, but this season it is downright Jewish. On the HBO sitcom, now in its 11th season, Larry David has never been shy about surfacing, and lampooning, Judaism and Jewishness. He has contemplated...

"Mrs. Maisel" return date is set

“Mrs. Maisel” return date is set

Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish LightPublished December 2, 2021

In case you don't get a valentine this February, there's now a strong fallback option: Binge "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" on Amazon ahead of its Season 4 premiere on Feb. 18. **MILD SPOILER ALERT** One of television's talked-about and critically-acclaimed...

What we know about Omicron and how to avoid getting it

Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21cPublished December 2, 2021

It’s hard to believe we never heard of Omicron until a week ago. It was November 26 when the World Health Organization (WHO) designated the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus variant B.1.1.529 a “variant of concern” and named it Omicron after the 15th letter...

An Israeli doctor tested positive for Omicron but infected few of his close contacts

An Israeli doctor tested positive for Omicron but infected few of his close contacts

Published December 2, 2021

(JTA) — When Elad Maor tested negative for the coronavirus upon returning to Israel from abroad last month, he thought he was in the clear to get back to work and see friends and family. After all, he had been vaccinated three times and had tested...

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