Much of the content in this edition of the Jewish Light (printed paper July 28th issue) is devoted to transforming outdoor living spaces into relaxing sanctuaries. We hope we’ve piqued your interest and enticed you to watch a 30-minute video at stljewishlight.org/outdoorliving,...
The Jewish Light sends our congratulations to Prue Gershman, the winner of the Outdoor Living Showcase Raffle! Prue has won a prize package worth over $1,000 from our Outdoor Living Showcase raffle item donors: Forshaw of St. Louis • A/R Workshop •...
CENTER FOR ISRAEL EDUCATION
• Published July 29, 2021
July 29, 1891 — Pregnancy test developer Zondek is born
Bernhard Zondek, the obstetrician-gynecologist behind one of the first reliable pregnancy tests, is born in Wronke, Germany, now in Poland. He and Jewish colleague Selmar Aschheim in 1928 develop...
The St. Louis Jewish Light is in the process of conducting a reader survey to learn how we can better serve you. While we thank everyone who has participated so far, we have found a particular need to hear from more people in the 18-59 age range to get...
This article originally appeared at Kveller via JTA. Reposted with permission.
Here at Kveller, we are huge fans of Jewish mom and songstress Pink. Earlier this year, the singer, 41, won an Icon Award at the Billboard Music Awards. At the ceremony,...
YiddishWit.com is a collection of Yiddish proverbs and sayings and expressions that are published in Yiddish and that lend themselves to illustration. The illustrations are created by Johanna Kovitz, and are adaptations and recombinations of existing...
Kristen Lucken, Lecturer in Religious Studies, Brandeis University
• Published July 28, 2021
This article originally appeared at The Conversation. Reposted with permission.
Over a year of dealing with COVID-19 has left a lasting imprint on our daily lives. The pandemic disrupted usual work routines, with the majority of Americans having...
Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published July 27, 2021
Are you wearing a mask as you're reading this? It doesn't matter. The buffet is open, look for the topics in bold.
As I type this morning, Mayor Tishaura Jones and County Executive Sam Page are giving a press conference about a new mask mandate....
Dear St. Louis Jewish Light readers. We’re trying something different here, and would like your feedback. There is so much good news around the world, but it doesn’t necessarily involve Judiasm. Would you like to see one or more “Good News Stories”...
Unlike Latin, which I arguably don’t know, but am going to say this anyway, Yiddish has style.
To me, the style comes not just from the incredibly humorous sounding words, but from the literal way our great-great-grandparents, great-grandparents,...
CENTER FOR ISRAEL EDUCATION
• Published July 22, 2021
July 22, 1939 — Actress Gila Almagor Is Born
Gila Almagor, the “queen of the Israeli cinema and theater,” is born in Haifa four months after a sniper killed her policeman father. She makes her debut for the Habima Theatre at age 17 in “The Skin...
There’ll be bubble soccer and fire-breathing. Pool volleyball and flower pounding. Israeli dancing and rock climbing. And there won’t be a single Zoom screen in sight.
That’s the plan for the first in-person retreat since the start of the pandemic...
