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"...
ELYSE PICKER, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published July 21, 2021
Religious school. If you attended as a child, your memories may be along the lines of mine: something you had to do that took up extra time after school and on the weekends and was often quite dull.
However, after surveying the directors of eight...
“The Messier Side of Parenting” introduces readers to Taryn Goldstein, 43, a St. Louis Jewish mother of four sons, ranging in age from 9 to 15. In her video blog, Goldstein will offer her no-holds-barred take on parenting, with topics ranging from...
JENNIFER BAER, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published July 21, 2021
Does your kid love to sing, draw or play an instrument? Inspire your budding artist or musician with PJ Library stories featuring poets, painters and creators.
Golf at the Galleries
When/Where: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; 12-5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday; 12-8 p.m. Thursday-Friday; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, through Sept. 6 at the Sheldon Art Galleries, 3648 Washington Blvd.
Virtual/In-person? In-person
RSVP required:...
Jacqueline Roderick, KVELLER
• Published July 21, 2021
Our deepest condolences go out to Rush lead singer and legendary bassist Geddy Lee, whose Jewish mom, Mary Weinrib, passed away on July 2, 2021. Weinrib, who was set to turn 96 on July 16, was not only a massive supporter of her son’s music career but...
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...
Jordan Palmer and Ben Newman
• Published July 19, 2021
Each week, Rabbi Ben Newman provides us with our Yiddish Word Of The Week. Newman is the founder and spiritual leader of Shtiebel a new paradigm Jewish community in the Rivertowns of Westchester, NY. He is also the author of several children’s books. Learn...
CENTER FOR ISRAEL EDUCATION
• Published July 15, 2021
July 15, 1965 — Rabin Warns Against Diversion of Jordan River
The Israel Defense Forces’ chief of staff, Yitzhak Rabin, warns Lebanon and Syria they will face consequences if they move forward with an Arab League-backed effort to divert the sources...
Abigail Ellis, Jewish Unpacked
• Published July 13, 2021
This article originally appeared at jewishunpacked.com. Reposted with permission.
If you’ve been online today, you’ve probably seen the trailer that dropped for Netflix’s new show “My Unorthodox Life.” The trailer opens with the question,...
This article originally appeared on Kveller.
With 46% of Americans fully vaccinated, trials for children under 12 in progress and a population eager to put the last year and a half in the rearview mirror, it’s no surprise that the cultural timeline...
