A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light
A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light
A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light
Jewish Food
Streit's co-owners Aaron Gross, far left, and Aron Yagoda, far right, give two young visitors a tour of the matzah factory. (Courtesy Streit's)
No bourbon, no beer, no problem: 5 drinks that are totally Passover-approved
Margi Lenga Kahn’s recipe for Chraime
Ken Dubinsky.
A can of memories: how one family’s sardine salad tells a story of survival and tradition
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The Ultimate Guide to St. Louis Homemade Bagels
Did Panera offer a cheesy olive branch to St. Louis bagel purists?
Orly David Peters.
Your guide to open Chinese restaurants in St. Louis for Hanukristmas 2024
Margi Lenga Kahn’s Crisp Oven-Baked Latkes.
It’s time for latkes—and potatoes are not required
Two new Hanukkah ice cream flavors debut around St. Louis
Bagel baker Raekwon Kinnard, and owner/partners William Goldmeier and Giti Fredman
Mayim Bialik shares her hot takes about bagels
Battle of the Cholent: Who’s serving the best stew in St. Louis?
Sharona Dahan cooks at Asif in Tel Aviv, in a rare respite from takeout nearly a year after being evacuated from her home in Sderot, October 2024. (Deborah Danan)
Companies like Nooish (left) and Manischewitz (right) are offering products that allow customers to make instant matzah ball soup with just one added ingredient: hot water. (Courtesy)
Learn to bake cappuccino challah with an espresso crumble
Joan Nathan's 12th cookbook, "My Life in Recipes," takes readers through her family story.
Jews and ’Shrooms
President Barack Obama poses for a picture at Magnolia’s Deli & Café during the college affordability bus tour, in Rochester, N.Y., Aug. 22, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) President George W. Bush Greets Diners at the Schnitz Ada Deli and Grill in Ada, Michigan, 10/15/2008
Ina Garten's new memoir, "Be Ready When the Luck Happens," hit bookstores this month. (Crown)
Bagels on The Hill? Yep, you read that correctly
613 Catering offering kosher Rosh Hashanah menu for 2024
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