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Jewish Light readers can see new Israeli TV series on ChaiFlicks at a discount

Jewish Light readers can see new Israeli TV series on ChaiFlicks at a discount

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished October 6, 2022

ChaiFlicks, the streaming platform dedicated to Jewish entertainment announced its Fall 2022 programming slate, led by three award-winning Israeli TV series making their North American premiere and streaming exclusively on the service. The three...

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A New Year’s newsletter from the Fenster Brown family

Amy Fenster Brown, Special To The Jewish LightPublished October 6, 2022

We just kicked off the Jewish year 5783. Shana Tova!  When you get your winter holiday cards in December, some include a newsletter, letting you know what’s going on in the lives of friends and family from near and far. For the Jewish High Holy Days,...

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‘Saving Freud’ details psychoanalysis founder’s almost fatal reluctance to leave his beloved Vienna

ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief EmeritusPublished October 6, 2022

Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, inspired both adulation and condemnation during his career, both of which are true to this very day, 83 years after his death in London in 1939. Freud, whose towering intellect inspired admiration from his...

Time challenged?  Picky kids? St. Louisan offers food prep tips from new cookbook

Time challenged? Picky kids? St. Louisan offers food prep tips from new cookbook

By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished October 6, 2022

Dini Klein, a St. Louis native and Epstein Hebrew Academy alum, has a large online following, with 150,000 followers on Instagram. Klein specializes in sharing food prep tips for busy households. Her Prep + Rally website is popular among parents of picky...

Temple Israel will host 14th Annual Israeli Film Festival

Temple Israel will host 14th Annual Israeli Film Festival

Published October 6, 2022

Congregation Temple Israel is hosting its 14th annual Israeli Film Festival on Sunday, Oct. 30 from 3:30 to 8 p.m. Guests will enjoy two Israeli films, Israeli-style refreshments during intermission and are welcome to attend one film or stay for both....

News anchor Juju Chang to deliver keynote at 2022 L’Chaim! gala

News anchor Juju Chang to deliver keynote at 2022 L’Chaim! gala

Published October 6, 2022

The eighth annual L’Chaim! event will be held Oct. 27 at the Ritz-Carlton in Clayton. Themed L’Chaim! News Tonight, the gala will feature Juju Chang, Emmy Award-winning co-anchor of ABC News “Nightline” and one of the most prominent Asian-Americans...

Mallory and Sea Lion Fred.

Jewish Light writer, dad, continues to irk daughter by showing her viral shofar video again

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished October 3, 2022

Dear Reader, I'm going to be that dad. Yes, that dad that no matter how much my daughter begs me to stop doing something that embarrasses her, I won't. I just won't, and here's why: The great make-believe comedy writer Benjy Stone said it best,...

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VIDEO: Mayim Bialik explains what Yom Kippur is all about

By Lior Zaltzman, KvellerPublished October 3, 2022

Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, is coming up on the evening of October 4, 2023. If Yom Kippur feels extra heavy for you this year, we’ve got some good news: Emmy-nominated actress, neuroscientist, and Jewish mama Mayim Bialik is here to bring...

‘I’m here with my two Jewish lawyers’: How Trump was pushed to disavow David Duke

‘I’m here with my two Jewish lawyers’: How Trump was pushed to disavow David Duke

By Jacob Kornbluh, The ForwardPublished October 3, 2022
In new book, veteran reporter Maggie Haberman highlights Donald Trump’s ‘uncertainty’ about disassociating himself from the nation’s most famous white supremacist
How an Auschwitz survivor and conservative politician became an abortion rights champion

How an Auschwitz survivor and conservative politician became an abortion rights champion

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished October 3, 2022

“Her name is associated with women’s equality, the memory of the Shoah and the European community,” was a statement said about Simone Veil, a well-known French politician, Holocaust survivor, scholar, former judge, and feminist activist after she...

Why Yom Kippur IV hydration cocktails are surging in popularity

Jackie Hajdenberg, JTAPublished October 3, 2022

(JTA) — When Sarah Jemal was pregnant with her first child, she couldn’t keep any food or liquids down. Given her risk of dehydration and preterm labor, Jemal’s obstetrician recommended she use a concierge service to receive intravenous fluids at...

Martin Kove (pictured) agreed to reprise his role as John Kreese on the condition that his character showed some vulnerability. In real life, he misses some Jewish delicacies cooked by family members. Credit: Courtesy of Netflix.

Jewish star of ‘Cobra Kai,’ one of the best on-screen bullies, preaches against them in real life

By Alan Zeitlin, JNSPublished October 3, 2022

(JNS) -- Martin Kove was born on Purim, and his most famous costume has been quite convincing. As the villain in the iconic “The Karate Kid” film franchise, he starred as John Kreese, a Vietnam War veteran and the karate sensei of the Cobra Kai dojo. Kreese...

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