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St. Louis' newest kosher deli adding takeout service and fresh challah offerings!

St. Louis’ newest kosher deli adding takeout service and fresh challah offerings!

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished August 13, 2024

More good news for the St. Louis kosher community: On Wednesday, Aug. 14, after the end of Tisha B'av, St. Louis' newest kosher deli, Nate’s Kosher Deli, will officially add deli take-out service. The...

How to perfect your babka baking skills before Rosh Hashanah

How to perfect your babka baking skills before Rosh Hashanah

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished August 12, 2024

Babka, the rich, sweet bread swirled with chocolate or cinnamon, has long been a beloved treat in Jewish households, particularly around festive occasions. Now, as Rosh Hashanah approaches on the evening...

Avi Rosenberg

He’s not Nate, but close: Meet Avi Rosenberg, owner of ‘Nate’s Kosher Deli,’ opening today

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished August 7, 2024

Nate's Kosher Deli will officially open on Thursday, August 8, initially offering only kosher butcher service. Chicken, beef, and lamb will be cut to order and available pre-packaged. The business at 10405...

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Celebrate National Sandwich Month with the Jewish Light

The Jewish Light StaffPublished July 31, 2024

  August is National Sandwich Month, and the Jewish Light is thrilled to pay tribute to this beloved culinary creation. Throughout the entire month, we will feature a different mouthwatering...

Nate's Kosher Deli to revive beloved Kohn's pastrami recipe

Nate’s Kosher Deli to revive beloved Kohn’s pastrami recipe

Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished July 30, 2024

The new kosher butcher and deli that will operate out of the shuttered Kohn’s Kosher Meat and Deli will offer high quality products at a fair price. Those are the primary goals planned by Avi Rosenberg,...

More kosher options emerging after Kohn’s closure

More kosher options emerging after Kohn’s closure

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 29, 2024

The recent closure of Kohn’s Kosher Meat and Deli, the only full service, stand-alone kosher meat market in St. Louis, has left the local Jewish community grappling with significant changes. For years,...

Schnucks adds more kosher options at Ladue Crossing store

Schnucks adds more kosher options at Ladue Crossing store

By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished July 28, 2024

It will soon be easier and more convenient to get kosher food in the St. Louis area. The Schnucks market at Ladue Crossing will launch an expanded fresh kosher food section this fall. The expansion will...

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Israel’s wineries fight to survive despite the war

By Andrea Samuels, Israel21c.orgPublished July 22, 2024

Israeli wine expert Adam S. Montefiore often notes that while wine has been produced in the land of Israel for about 5,000 years, it’s only in the last 20 years or so that its quality has soared. In...

Ben Poremba's 'The Benevolent King' closes doors: What went wrong?

Ben Poremba’s ‘The Benevolent King’ closes doors: What went wrong?

Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished July 17, 2024

The Benevolent King, the fine dining Maplewood restaurant owned by Israeli-born restauranteur Ben Poremba, has closed. In an Instagram post on July 17, Poremba announced the move and said, in part, “The...

From knishes to heartache: How St. Louisans are mourning Kohn's Kosher Deli closure

From knishes to heartache: How St. Louisans are mourning Kohn’s Kosher Deli closure

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished July 16, 2024

In 2019 when Jeffrey Abraham, senior rabbi at Congregation B’nai Amooona and his wife Lauren first visited St. Louis, they were especially impressed by several local institutions. “We saw Mirowitz...

Why are Kosher delis disappearing

Why are Kosher delis disappearing

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished July 16, 2024

The restaurant business—and especially kosher delis—are not for the faint of heart. It’s a tough industry with very slim profit margins. That’s the perception of Steve Rosenblum, 2020 Jewish Light...

Our 'Ultimate Guide' to pastrami sandwiches in St. Louis

Our ‘Ultimate Guide’ to pastrami sandwiches in St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 13, 2024

St. Louis' culinary landscape has changed with the recent closure of Kohn's, the city's last kosher market and deli, after 63 years of service. With Kohn's closing and the loss of its famous Killer Pastrami...

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