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Down the Rabbit Hole: Red Hot Riplets, snap peas and a case of mistaken gefilte fish

Down the Rabbit Hole: Red Hot Riplets, snap peas and a case of mistaken gefilte fish

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 15, 2025

After casually mentioning Red Hot Riplets in yesterday’s Morning Light—while, tragically, snacking on snap peas—I got bunch of emails. Some were about snack deprivation, others about beloved junk food. A few said they’d heard Old Vienna—the...

Synagogue of Lengnau.

This Swiss synagogue holds a secret — and St. Louis might be part of it

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 15, 2025

A centuries-old Swiss village may be the missing chapter in your Jewish family story — and a European genealogy group is hoping someone in St. Louis can help close the book. The Swiss Society for Jewish Genealogy is searching for descendants...

Larry King.

Suspenders, Sinatra and St. Louis: Larry King lives on at auction

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 15, 2025

Long before Larry King’s suspenders hit the auction block, they turned heads in St. Louis. The Larry King Collection, set for auction by Julien’s on Aug. 12, features nearly 400 artifacts from the broadcaster’s six-decade career — including...

Fighting antisemitism starts at home, St. Louis leaders say

Fighting antisemitism starts at home, St. Louis leaders say

By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished July 15, 2025

The Jewish community needs to step up and fight antisemitism. That was a key message at “Antisemitism in our Backyard,” a conversation with State Rep. George Hruza, R-St. Louis County, and Rabbi Brigitte Rosenberg of United Hebrew Congregation. Nearly...

Mary Goldstein Stolar, Cecilia Lacks and Harley J. Hammerman

Three Jewish alumni named to U. City High School Hall of Fame

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished July 14, 2025

The University City High School 2025 Hall of Fame inductees will include three Jewish members. A ceremony celebrating the 10 total inductees will be held Oct. 16 at the school, highlighted by another Jewish alum, Alan Spector, who will be the keynote...

Why I may finally buy a Jewish coffee table book

Why I may finally buy a Jewish coffee table book

Published July 14, 2025

I’m going to be completely honest with you: I’m not a coffee table book kind of guy. I’ve also never really had a coffee table that would justify owning a coffee table book. I don’t live in the kind of home where decorative hardcover books are...

New BBYO year starts with party bus, fun and new friends

New BBYO year starts with party bus, fun and new friends

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 14, 2025

Picture this: A party bus full of Jewish teens pulling up to Rec Hall in St. Charles, music blasting, laughter spilling out the doors and the energy unmistakably full of something new—new friendships, new beginnings and a new BBYO year. That’s...

Kevin Litt

Kevin Litt named executive director of Congregation B’nai Amoona

Published July 14, 2025

Congregation B’nai Amoona has announced the appointment of Kevin Litt as its new executive director. He will officially step into the role on Aug. 4. Litt brings more than 25 years of nonprofit leadership experience to the position. He most recently...

Volunteers needed for NCJW’s Back to School! Store on Aug. 3

Volunteers needed for NCJW’s Back to School! Store on Aug. 3

Published July 13, 2025

The National Council of Jewish Women–St. Louis is gearing up for its annual Back to School! Store on Sunday, Aug. 3—and they need your help. This one-day event provides elementary school children from across the greater St. Louis area with brand-new...

5 smart tips for a successful book hunt at the J's next summer Used Book Sale

5 smart tips for a successful book hunt at the J’s next summer Used Book Sale

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 13, 2025

The St. Louis Jewish Community Center’s biannual Used Book Sale returns to the Staenberg Family Complex Arts & Education Building Sunday, Aug. 25 through Thursday, Aug. 29. Patrons can once again stock up on a new selection of used reading materials...

St. Louis University’s Dr. George T. Grossberg

SLU’s Dr. George Grossberg featured in PBS Alzheimer’s docuseries

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 13, 2025

St. Louis University’s Dr. George T. Grossberg, a longtime leader in geriatric psychiatry and a recognized member of the St. Louis Jewish community, is featured in a new episode of Medical Stories, a health-focused docuseries now available to stream...

St. Louis families invited to enter Jewish Kids Film Festival

St. Louis families invited to enter Jewish Kids Film Festival

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 13, 2025

If your kids need a creative and meaningful project this July, the Jewish Kids Film Festival might just be your summer lifesaver. Jewish children ages 5–10 and their families are invited to participate in this new online initiative to make and submit...

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