By Arno Rosenfeld, The Forward
• Published June 21, 2023
Nearly two dozen current and former officials at local federations and community relations councils, including one member of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis board, are calling on the Jewish Federations...
For two weeks, June 30 and July 7, Chana’la Rubenfeld, co-director of Chabad of Chesterfield, will offer her fresh challah for pre-order.
Rubenfeld’s love for making and sharing with others how...
Educators will engage with the state of Israel’s past, present and future at the 22nd annual Enrichment Workshop on Modern Israel, held online by the Center for Israel Education and the Emory University...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 20, 2023
Just north of the University City Loop on Kingsland Avenue sits a modern brick building that has been a welcoming, innovative center of learning for preschool age children for 27 years. The Julia Goldstein...
This month, the St. Louis Jewish Community Center’s Life Enrichment program received funding from the St. Louis County Productive Living Board to continue their work in the St. Louis community. This...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published June 19, 2023
With the goal of engaging St. Louis' young, professional Jewish population, Rabbi Avi Roberts and his wife Shani launched Ignite YP in 2017 with a big Shabbat dinner. Now, they are planning another one.
"We...
Sharon Berry, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published June 19, 2023
My friend Katya was recently helping Rebekah organize her home. As part of her process, Katya asks about various objects and how people feel when they are in their presence. She then brings to their attention...
(JTA) — A biopic of Golda Meir, the Israeli prime minister who helmed Israel during the Yom Kippur War, is set to hit screens just one month shy of the conflict’s 50th anniversary.
“Golda,”...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published June 15, 2023
A fan favorite from the most recent St. Louis Jewish Film Festival is now opening in theaters around U.S. including one screen here in St. Louis. "Persian Lessons" directed by award-winning filmmaker Vadim...
(JTA) — Days after Israel’s under-20 soccer team shocked the world with a third-place finish in the FIFA Under-20 World Cup, another one of the country’s national teams is looking for international...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published June 15, 2023
In German, the word “strudel” means whirlpool or eddy. This tasty dessert, which became popular in Eastern European Jewish communities, is among the most passed-down recipe in the archives of the Jewish...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published June 15, 2023
The numbers are impressive: 56,140 miles, 120 flight hours and an infinite number of smiles from Ukrainian refugees. These are the numbers for Jewish artist Suzanne Horwich who has completed five trips...