Dan Buffa, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 27, 2021
Who’s the bald, bearded guy with the loud voice and all these opinions?! It’s me, Dan Buffa. Many of you already know me as the sports and entertainment guide here at the Jewish Light-so think of this new column as a way to get to know me even more....
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,...
(JTA) — A Palestinian-American pediatric radiologist has been fired from her position at Phoenix Children’s Hospital after her social media post accusing Israel of “cannibalism” was called out by an antisemitism watchdog.
On Monday, the Twitter...
CENTER FOR ISRAEL EDUCATION
• Published June 25, 2021
June 24, 2007 — Israel Holds 1st Pro Baseball Game
The Israel Baseball League launches with the Modi’in Miracle’s 9-1 win over the Petach Tikvah Pioneers in front of more than 3,000 fans at Yarkon Field in Petach Tikvah. The six-team professional...
(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — For most New Yorkers, the early days of COVID-19 were synonymous with eerily empty streets, the constant wail of sirens, and the clapping and cheering for health care workers. But what was it really like for the doctors...
The newest TikTok star isn't quite the same age as many of the young teens who frequent the social platform. In fact, when Lily Ebert was 14, the Nazis deported her from her Hungarian hometown to Auschwitz. But, now her survivor’s video testimony of...
“The Messier Side of Parenting” features Taryn Goldstein, 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 navigating urgent care visits to cleaning toilet during COVID to teaching your teen to drive. Goldstein has a master’s degree in social work from Washington University.
HOLLY LEBOWITZ ROSSI, Kveller.com
• Published June 23, 2021
If your family is planning a backyard bar or bat mitzvah, Dorothy’s famous words at the end of “The Wizard of Oz” might be on your mind: “If I ever go looking for my heart’s desire… I won’t look any further than my own backyard.” True,...
RACHEL SPEZIA, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 23, 2021
There are endless benefits to children engaging in art — it is truly good for their mind, body, and soul. As parents, we often feel like each drawing, painting and sculpture is a masterpiece worthy of preservation until the end of time, but it doesn’t...
COMPILED BY JEWISH LIGHT STAFF
• Published June 23, 2021
St. Louis Symphony helps Jewish community celebrate Shabbat
When/Where? 5 to 6 p.m. Friday, June 25 at the J’s Staenberg Family Complex TSG Day Camp Pavilion and Soccer Field
Virtual/In-person? In-person
Description: The Jewish...
Jordan Palmer and Rabbi Ben Newman
• Published June 21, 2021
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,...
