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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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Linda Sandmel
Why the St. Louis Jewish Light needs you now
Tracing Jewish roots: How St. Louisans can explore their heritage through genealogy
Who Wrote The Five Books of Moses?
Olivette Mayor Missy Waldman (center) presents a check to JFS and the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry
Pavel Haas
Actress Niv Sultan portrays an Israeli spy on the hit series Tehran. Courtesy of Apple TV+
Two members of the new IDF battalion along with Orit Efron Raana who takes care of the distribution in Israel.
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World news
Shirel Golan, at left, died by suicide in October. Her family says she didn't get the help she needed after surviving the Hamas massacre at the Nova music festival in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. (Courtesy Golan family)
Israeli soldiers seen at a staging area near the Israeli border with Lebanon, Oct. 1, 2024.
First responders stand next to a crater where a rocket fired from Lebanon hit an area in northern Israel's Haifa district on October 31, 2024 (Ahmad Gharabli/ AFP)
How Judaism makes every day Thanksgiving Day
Security and rescue forces work on the remains of the bus destroyed by a suicide bomber in Haifa on Dec. 2, 2001. By Moshe Milner, Israeli Government Press Office, CC BY-SA 3.0
Sharona Dahan cooks at Asif in Tel Aviv, in a rare respite from takeout nearly a year after being evacuated from her home in Sderot, October 2024. (Deborah Danan)
Since the United Arab Emirates made peace with Israel four years ago, Dubai has become an increasingly popular travel destination for Jews. (Envato)
Justin Trudeau condemns antisemitism after Montreal pro-Palestinian protest where Netanyahu is burned in effigy
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War In Israel
Horror at Nova: Survivor crisis deepens with shocking new suicide claims!

Deborah Danan, JTA | Published December 2, 2024

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Jewish History
Can ‘September 5,’ a film about Israeli hostages in a time of Israeli hostages, survive the news cycle?

By PJ Grisar, The Forward | Published December 1, 2024

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War In Israel
Israeli security cabinet approves ceasefire with Hezbollah

Ron Kampeas, JTA | Published November 26, 2024

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Opinion
Rabbi Brigitte Rosenberg is senior rabbi at United Hebrew Congregation and a past president of the St. Louis Rabbinical and Cantorial Association, which coordinates the d’var Torah for the Jewish Light.
Election 2024: How should we respond?
Michelle Weltman, Rabbi Lane Steinger, Esther Weltman and Joel Weltman participate in Friday night services at Temple Israel of Godfrey, Ill.
How do I get this pushy synagogue board member to leave me alone?