(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...
(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...
(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...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published 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,...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published 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,...
Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-Chief
• Published 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...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published 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...
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...
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...
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...
BY MEGAN RUBENSTEIN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published 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...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published 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...