WASHINGTON (JTA) — Donald Trump, the former U.S. president, has once again said he is baffled by the lack of appreciation he feels coming from American Jews.
“No president has done more for Israel than I have,” he said on Truth Social, the social...
Amit Naor, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published October 13, 2022
How did a bureaucratic mix-up during Israel’s 1950s austerity period lead to one of Israel's most unique culinary innovations? How did an Ashkenazi Jewish Passover recipe end up on the holiday table of every Jewish Israeli, and where does the distinctive yellow color of the soup almond come from? In short, here is the story of Israel’s prized "shkedei marak"
A newborn southern three-banded armadillo has arrived at the Tisch Family Zoological Gardens in Jerusalem, better known as the Biblical Zoo.
It’s the first baby for Quinta, who came from a zoo in Belgium, and Hugo, who came from a zoo in Germany....
By Jonathan S. Tobin, JNS
• Published October 13, 2022
Despite Biden’s claims, the agreement involves concessions to terrorists in exchange for quiet and empty U.S. guarantees. That’s not the same as a peace based on mutual interests.
Judy Lash Balint, JNS
• Published October 13, 2022
(JNS) Contemporary art might not be the first thing on the minds of visitors to the remnants of ancient Jerusalem, but this Sukkot a ground-breaking exhibit brought art and archaeology together 20 feet under the Western Wall.
“Arteology: The Power...
BY MICHAEL OBERLANDER, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published October 13, 2022
I am often asked why Sandy Koufax is my favorite baseball player; after all, he retired two years before I was born. I guess for the same reason that I was rooting for Max Fried to win the last game of the 2021 World Series and cheered when Jacob Steinmetz...
I never pray during silent prayer.
At age 6 or 7, while sitting beside my parents in a sanctuary full of worshippers bowing their heads and swaying back and forth, I convinced myself that too many people were talking to G-d at once. I reserved my prayers...
(JNS) South Korea ratified its free trade agreement with Israel on Tuesday. It’s the first FTA that Israel has signed with an Asian country. The agreement goes into force on Dec. 1.
Israel exports about $1.5 billion annually to South Korea and imports...
BY ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
• Published September 22, 2022
After graduating from the University of Alabama in May and before starting a finance job with Lockheed Martin this month, Ryan Hearst went on a Birthright trip through his university’s Hillel chapter to Israel. It was the first time the 22-year-old...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published September 7, 2022
Do Jewish tradition and scientific reasoning provide two different and sometimes contradictory sources of truth? It's a question that Jewish thinkers throughout the ages have strived to address. For the past year, St. Louis Jews have been invited to not...
