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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 mouthwatering true Jewish story of Adolph Levitt and his marvelous donut machine

The mouthwatering true Jewish story of Adolph Levitt and his marvelous donut machine

BY ARYEH GENGER, The NosherPublished November 19, 2023

In the sprawling landscape of American culinary traditions, few creations hold as cherished a place as the humble donut. Establishments like Dunkin’ Donuts, Tim Hortons, Krispy Kreme and countless neighborhood...

Not into baking a pie for Thanksgiving? The J is ready to do the work for you!

Not into baking a pie for Thanksgiving? The J is ready to do the work for you!

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished November 16, 2023

With these almost spring-like days here in St. Louis, it’s hard to imagine that Thanksgiving is next week. That means it’s time to start making your meal preparations. No matter what’s on your...

St. Louis bagel makers weigh in on 'controversy' rocking the 'bagel world'

St. Louis bagel makers weigh in on ‘controversy’ rocking the ‘bagel world’

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished November 15, 2023

Do you remember the St. Louis bagel controversy of 2019? A former St. Louis native, then living in New York created quite a stir when he tweeted the following: Today I introduced my coworkers to...

Recipe: Chicken Meatball Soup

Recipe: Chicken Meatball Soup

TAMAR GENGER MA, RD, Special To The Jewish LightPublished November 7, 2023

This recipe and images first appeared on JamieGeller.com and are republished here with full permission. The weather is cold and all I want is a nice hot bowl of soup. The best part is that soups can...

Tehilla and Elisheva Raskas make challah dough during the Great Big Challah Bake of St. Louis on Nov. 10 at the Clayton Plaza Hotel. The event drew close to 500 people.

Annual ‘Great Big Challah Bake’ goes blue to support Israel

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished October 26, 2023

Shabbat has long been an occasion to reconnect with ourselves, our families and our community. And nothing embodies the Shabbat table more than delicious fresh baked challah. Baking challah can...

Novellus is an American restaurant on Historic Main Street in St Charles.

Novellus’ Kosher Night in St. Charles is sold out, but you can still support the effort!

Published October 24, 2023

Reservations for Novellus Kosher Night are now sold out. Supporters can still donate to the effort, which will be matched dollar for dollar, through Cole Chabad. A St. Charles restaurant will change...

Novellus is an American restaurant on Historic Main Street in St Charles.

St. Charles restaurant going all kosher for one day to support Israel

By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished October 16, 2023

A St. Charles restaurant will change its entire menu, and kosherize its kitchen for one day, in support of Israel. Novellus, at 201 N. Main Street in St. Charles, announced that all proceeds from dinner...

A Simchat Torah tradition: Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

A Simchat Torah tradition: Stuffed Cabbage Rolls

By Itta Werdiger-Roth, The NosherPublished October 5, 2023

This story was originally published on The Nosher. Stuffed cabbage rolls are a traditional Simchat Torah food because two of the little rolls side by side look like a Torah scroll. Even if your cabbage...

Tsutomu Shimura, better konwn as the rapper Lyrics Born, launched his cooking show "Dinner In Place" in 2020. (Photo/Courtesy)

‘Jewpanese’ rapper has a new hit — an online cooking show

BY ANDREW ESENSTENPublished October 4, 2023

This story was originally published by J. The Jewish News of Northern California As he mixed matzah ball ingredients in a bowl during a recent episode of his online cooking show, Tsutomu Shimura reminisced...

St. Louis' newest bagel shop is ready to schmear

St. Louis’ newest bagel shop is ready to schmear

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished September 28, 2023

"The St. Louis Bagel Renaissance" was a term coined by the St. Louis Jewish Light back in January when we announced Bagel Week on January 15th. Now, just 8 months later, the Renaissance continues with...

This German star cookie is perfect  for your Yom Kippur break-fast

This German star cookie is perfect for your Yom Kippur break-fast

By Ronnie Fein, The NosherPublished September 20, 2023

This story originally appeared in The Nosher.  When people deny themselves food for an extended period of time, they’re usually ravenously hungry and find themselves thinking about consuming huge...

Classic macaroni-and-cheese. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Jewish movie star’s mac-and-cheese biz gets big investment

Published September 19, 2023

(JNS) Gal Gadot, the Israeli actress who became world-famous playing “Wonder Woman,” said she “didn’t want to do the obvious” when it came to investing her newly acquired wealth. But she could...

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