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Firefighters tackle burning cars set aflame by a Gazan rocket in Beersheva, Oct. 7, 2023.

At least 40 Israelis dead amid Hamas rocket attacks and terrorist infiltration

Published October 7, 2023

(JNS) -- Hamas killed at least 40 Israelis on Saturday as it launched a massive offensive from the Gaza Strip, including firing more than 2,500 rockets and sending dozens of Palestinian terrorists to infiltrate...

Lapid: Today, there is no opposition or coalition in Israel

Published October 7, 2023

(JNS) -- Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid on Saturday gave full backing to the government to strike hard at Hamas following a devastating multi-pronged attack that killed at least 22 people. “At...

Israel Air Force jets. Credit: Maj. Ofer via Wikimedia Commons.

IDF strikes over 20 Hamas terror sites in Gaza

Published October 7, 2023

(JNS) -- The Israel Air Force Forces on Saturday attacked 17 “military” compounds and four operational headquarters of the Hamas terrorist group in the Gaza Strip. Hamas killed at least 22 Israelis...

Kol Rinah participated in a groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 5.

Kol Rinah breaks ground for new early childhood center

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished October 6, 2023

Kol Rinah leaders participated in a groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 5 for the expansion of the Monica Lynne Neidorff Early Childhoold Center. One of the special guests at the event was Michelle Harris,...

Hot dogs, Hall of Famers and memories of Sportsman’s Park

Hot dogs, Hall of Famers and memories of Sportsman’s Park

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished October 5, 2023

Exactly four months after my bar mitzvah, my dad took me to see the Cardinals lose to the San Francisco Giants in the final game played at Sportsman’s Park.  It was May 8, 1966, a sunny Thursday afternoon,...

A sneak peek inside the annual 59th Couturier event

A sneak peek inside the annual 59th Couturier event

Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-ChiefPublished October 5, 2023

A few weeks ago, I landed the Willy Wonka Golden Ticket of local fashion: an exclusive, behind-the-scenes peek at nearly all – and I do mean more than 20,000 pieces – of the merchandise that will be...

Sami Steigmann

Man who survived cruel Nazi medical experiments as baby, brings story to Maryville University

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished October 4, 2023

Born just two months after the Nazis invaded Poland in 1939, Sami Steigmann's family lived in Romania. By 1941, the 2-year-old Steigmann was living in a labor camp in Ukraine, where he was subjected to...

TOP ROW, FROM LEFT: Rabbis Karen and Daniel Bogard
SECOND ROW: Maharat Rori Picker Neiss and Russel Neiss.

Rabbis Karen and Daniel Bogard, Maharat Rori Picker Neiss and Russel Neiss honored with award

Published October 4, 2023

Rabbis Karen and Daniel Bogard, Maharat Rori Picker Neiss and Russel Neiss will receive the Landres Courage for Dignity Award at Keshet’s OUTstanding! 2023 awards gala on Nov. 9 in Boston. Keshet is...

Marianne Chervitz

Jewish Women’s Circle announces Spa for the Soul honoree

Published October 4, 2023

The Jewish Women’s Circle announced its honoree for the Woman of Valor award, at the 8th annual Spa for the Soul highlight event, to be presented Marianne Chervitz. The award is presented each year to...

JCA Charitable Foundation seeks grant applications

JCA Charitable Foundation seeks grant applications

Published October 4, 2023

The JCA Charitable Foundation is seeking grant applications for the 2024 year for new and creative community programs and activities that support the needy Jewish elderly in the Metropolitan St. Louis...

Daniel Sentell

Daniel Sentell begins new role as Coordinator for Jewish Community Employment Services

BY MEGAN RUBENSTEIN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished October 4, 2023

Daniel Sentell is a native New Yorker, father of 10, former rabbi, and now the new coordinator of Jewish Community Employment Services. Before moving to St. Louis seven years ago with his family, the...

Attendees networking at Staenberg Speaker Series

Ignite’s ‘Staenberg Speaker Series’ sparks success for young Jewish professionals

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished October 3, 2023

It could be said that a local Jewish community must have three important pillars from which to thrive; a strong federation, a strong community center, and a strong local Jewish newspaper/website. A fourth...

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