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St. Louis Jewish Light
A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light
A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light
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Drew Patchin
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The Grapevine Tavern
A hate crime just 350 yards from Kol Rinah, brings the community together
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World news
Two social media posts from the Department of Homeland Security appear to reference what some are calling neo-Nazi tropes (l-r): a reference to the antisemitic book "Which Way, Western Man?" and the use of a double-capitalized "HH" that is common online shorthand for "Heil Hitler." Both posts include nostalgic imagery. (Screenshots)
Madonna attends the 2025 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
Huda Kattan attends the Sephora x Huda Beauty – Pink vs Peach KSA at Sidra Arts on January 16, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Cedric Ribeiro/Getty Images for Huda Beauty)
This screen grab taken from AFPTV on August 11, 2025 shows Al-Jazeera's Anas al-Sharif speaking during an AFP interview in Gaza City on August 1, 2024. (Photo by various sources / AFP)
At sunset by the water, Rabbi Ari Yehuda Saks leads a blessing with wine in hand and tallit draped over the shoulders (Courtesy / Moti Dolgin)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers remarks following a meeting with U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) at the U.S. Capitol on February 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
Bono during the "Bono: Stories Of Surrender" photocall at the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 17, 2025 in Cannes, France. (Lionel Hahn/Getty Images)
Displaced Palestinians carry food parcels as they raid trucks carrying humanitarian aid in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on August 9, 2025. (AFP via Getty Images)
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Reward offered in Clayton antisemitic hate crime investigationRabbi Rocki Schy-BrunsonThe band, "Native State" on state in 2024.
Antisemitism
Reward offered in Clayton antisemitic hate crime investigation

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer | Published August 15, 2025

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Local news
Temple Emanuel to install new assistant rabbi and education director

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer | Published August 14, 2025

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Jewish Music
Guitar riffs and good deeds: Michael Staenberg’s ‘Battle of the Bands’ returns to rock Chesterfield

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer | Published August 14, 2025

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Opinion
Rabbi Noah Arnow
"A Jewish Woman Devouring Her Child," a detail from a 15th-century French illuminated manuscript, depicts a scene described in "The Jewish Wars" by Josephus. (Getty Museum)
Rabbi Elizabeth Hersh is senior rabbi at Temple Emanuel and a member of the St. Louis Rabbinical and Cantorial Association, which coordinates the d’var Torah for the Jewish Light.
Rabbi Janine C. Schloss