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...

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s school year ended in June with a strike by teachers. It very nearly began with one, too. Instead, children headed back to school Thursday amid a new deal between teachers and the Ministry of Education that raises starting...

Ahh. That first taste of tahini. Sweet, peanut-buttery, smooth…That first taste was the moment that Jackie Zitelman’s two sisters, Shelby and Amy, will always remember from their visit to Israel. It was in 2011 when Jackie, an American living in...

(JNS) A bull escaped from its confinement on Monday morning, causing a panic in the streets of the central Israeli city of Lod before entering an office building and eluding capture for half an hour as it scurried along the corridors. The animal entered...

Brady Meyerson went to Israel this summer on Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ Israel Bound trip, which ran from June 13-July 4. He joined roughly 60 other teens who also were on the three-week trip; for many, like Brady, it was their first time visiting...

(JTA) — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of committing “Holocausts” at a press conference after meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, and Scholz’s muted initial response is spurring criticism. Abbas...

(JTA) — Fifty years after 11 Israeli athletes were murdered at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Israel’s men’s marathon team won gold at the European Championships in that same city. The Israeli team won on Monday with a total time of 6 hours, 31 minutes...

What about your Israel trip still resonates the most? Did visiting the Jewish state change your connection to Judaism? How did the actual trip compare to your expectations? The above questions are just a few the Jewish Light asked a number of St. Louis...