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Why Sauce Gribiche should be your secret weapon for Passover

Why Sauce Gribiche should be your secret weapon for Passover

By Stephanie Ganz, The NosherPublished April 5, 2024

This recipe was first published on The Nosher. Sauce gribiche is a cold egg sauce that originated in 19th-century France when the so-called “mother sauces” (or grandes sauces) were being defined by chefs Marie Antoine Carême and August Escoffier....

Among the new haggadahs to be published in 2024 are several for families and one for Star Wars fans. (Collage by Mollie Suss)

Inside 10 new haggadahs for 2024: America and Israel take their places at the seder table

Philissa Cramer, Penny Schwartz, JTAPublished April 5, 2024

(JTA) — The creators of new Passover haggadahs focused on Zionism and American patriotism were working on their projects long before Oct. 7, when Hamas attacked Israel and triggered a war in Gaza and a broad reckoning over both Israel and the place...

5 great Passover books for kids from the PJ Library

5 great Passover books for kids from the PJ Library

JENNIFER BAER, Director, PJ Library & Family Engagement at the Jewish Federation of St. LouisPublished April 3, 2024

I have a terrible memory.  Actually, I remember obscure details really well but forget passwords, early pick up times, birthday parties and pretty much anything with numbers.  I should seriously pause for a moment each day and say a prayer of gratitude...

Dietary laws are another way to bring holiness to everyday life

By Rabbi Josef DavidsonPublished April 3, 2024

For the last two years in which I was enrolled in rabbinical school, I served a small congregation every month located in the heart of Cajun Country: Lafayette, La.  Located as it was near the Gulf of Mexico, the residents of Lafayette ate a lot...

How to win Passover and help the St. Louis Jewish Light at the same time

How to win Passover and help the St. Louis Jewish Light at the same time

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished April 2, 2024

Remember the cozy tradition of matzah pajamas? Well, they're back and better than ever. Rabbi Yael Buechler introduced her beloved matzah pajamas to our readers in 2021, after she was inspired by her youngest son's adorable choice of "matzah...

New JGrads leadership prepares to host their first seder

New JGrads leadership prepares to host their first seder

Published April 2, 2024

JGrads St. Louis, Chabad on Campus's effort to recognize the needs of the hundreds of Jewish graduate students and their peers in St. Louis, is gearing up for its Passover seder. "The seder is targeted at Jewish graduate students and their peers,"...

Rabbi Dale Schreiber

Modern sacrifices bring us closer to the Divine

By Rabbi Dale SchreiberPublished March 28, 2024

For an estimated 13 centuries, sacrificial offerings were the way of Jewish worship. The protocols for such practices are recorded in the third book of Torah, Leviticus, or Vayikra in Hebrew. The rabbis often referred to books of Torah with names reflecting...

Rabbi Noah Arnow

From Jordan vs. LeBron to ancient rabbis, the legacy debate never ends

Rabbi Noah ArnowPublished March 25, 2024

Basketball fans are still debating Jordan vs. Lebron—which was the GOAT (the Greatest of All Time).  New Yorkers of a certain age used to argue passionately about the relative merits of Mantle, Mays and Snider, who were contemporaneous and competing...

500 attend UCity Purim Parade filled with pizzaz and surprising twists

500 attend UCity Purim Parade filled with pizzaz and surprising twists

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished March 24, 2024

Nearly 500 participants joined in the Purim re-enactment and parade through the streets of University City on Sunday, March 24. Costumed characters marched alongside the characters in the Purim story during the annual event. In the spirit of the holiday,...

Embrace surprise events as opportunity on road to our Promised Land

By Cantor and Rabbi Ron Eichaker United hebrew CongreegationPublished March 21, 2024

At times, our purpose or direction in life may be less clear than others. There can be many influences that can cast a pall over our existence, taking us to murky places we may not choose to go.  When clouds of uncertainty cause us to remain stationary,...

Brothers Lazaroff and a host of musicians will perform at “The Passover Project: A Musical Seder,” at City Winery on Thursday, April 18.

Musical ‘Passover Project’ at City Winery will benefit Jewish Light

BY ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEFPublished March 21, 2024

About a year ago, on March 16 to be exact, Michael Dorf opened City Winery St. Louis, an entertainment venue, restaurant, winery and event space at the City Foundry in Midtown. When I interviewed him at the time of the opening, our conversation ended...

Our new 'Passover Project: A Musical Seder' will unite, celebrate and elevate

Our new ‘Passover Project: A Musical Seder’ will unite, celebrate and elevate

Ellen Futterman, Editor-in ChiefPublished March 12, 2024

Tickets are now on sale for “The Passover Project: A Musical Seder,” at the City Winery on Thursday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. Rooted in a few examples from other creative communities around the country, the St. Louis Jewish Light wanted to create...

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