Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published July 30, 2021
With only 30 credits to his name, Timothee Chalamet has already created a reputation around Hollywood, the very good kind. If he's in a movie, the whole thing just went up a notch.
With looks that recall a young Sean Penn mixed with a roguishly handsome...
The Jewish Light sends our congratulations to Prue Gershman, the winner of the Outdoor Living Showcase Raffle! Prue has won a prize package worth over $1,000 from our Outdoor Living Showcase raffle item donors: Forshaw of St. Louis • A/R Workshop •...
CENTER FOR ISRAEL EDUCATION
• Published July 29, 2021
July 29, 1891 — Pregnancy test developer Zondek is born
Bernhard Zondek, the obstetrician-gynecologist behind one of the first reliable pregnancy tests, is born in Wronke, Germany, now in Poland. He and Jewish colleague Selmar Aschheim in 1928 develop...
Amidst the return of summer camps and, unfortunately, wildfires, Rick Recht, the executive director of JKids Radio, Jewish Rock Radio and Songleader Boot Camp, has picked a fitting tune for our latest Jewish Song of the Week.
For those who have missed...
The St. Louis Jewish Light is in the process of conducting a reader survey to learn how we can better serve you. While we thank everyone who has participated so far, we have found a particular need to hear from more people in the 18-59 age range to get...
This article originally appeared at Kveller via JTA. Reposted with permission.
Here at Kveller, we are huge fans of Jewish mom and songstress Pink. Earlier this year, the singer, 41, won an Icon Award at the Billboard Music Awards. At the ceremony,...
(Israel21c) - For the first time in its history, the Miss Universe beauty pageant will be held in Israel. The international contest will take place in the southern resort of Eilat in December, bringing to the sunny city thousands of people in delegations...
YiddishWit.com is a collection of Yiddish proverbs and sayings and expressions that are published in Yiddish and that lend themselves to illustration. The illustrations are created by Johanna Kovitz, and are adaptations and recombinations of existing...
Kristen Lucken, Lecturer in Religious Studies, Brandeis University
• Published July 28, 2021
This article originally appeared at The Conversation. Reposted with permission.
Over a year of dealing with COVID-19 has left a lasting imprint on our daily lives. The pandemic disrupted usual work routines, with the majority of Americans having...
(Israel21c) - If you didn’t consider the logistics of moving cargo as a particularly sexy topic, it’s time to take a fresh look. Because the past year has shown us just how vital and vulnerable are the supply chains we always took for granted (remember...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published July 27, 2021
Are you wearing a mask as you're reading this? It doesn't matter. The buffet is open, look for the topics in bold.
As I type this morning, Mayor Tishaura Jones and County Executive Sam Page are giving a press conference about a new mask mandate....
Dear St. Louis Jewish Light readers. We’re trying something different here, and would like your feedback. There is so much good news around the world, but it doesn’t necessarily involve Judiasm. Would you like to see one or more “Good News Stories”...
