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
The Great Schmear Debate: Why some flavors should be illegal
A sign for customers shopping for eggs at Trader Joe’s hangs by the cartons in Merrick, New York, U.S., February 16, 2025.
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The Ultimate Guide to St. Louis Homemade Bagels
Did Panera offer a cheesy olive branch to St. Louis bagel purists?
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
Steven Cook and Michael Solomonov shot the pictures for "Zahav Home" in Solomonov's Philadelphia house. (Courtesy CookNSolo)
Alex Krautman’s tweet of bagels sliced this way went viral. (Alex Krautman/Screenshot from YouTube)
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St. Louis' newest kosher deli adding takeout service and fresh challah offerings!
How to perfect your babka baking skills before Rosh Hashanah
Avi Rosenberg
The Trout salad sandwich from Union Loafers
Nate's Kosher Deli to revive beloved Kohn's pastrami recipe
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