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Dr. Richard and Nancy "Nan" Gimpelson

Zoom kaddish comforts mourners unsure of where to turn

Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-ChiefPublished June 1, 2023

I’m a strong believer that timing matters. I remember once reading an essay about falling in love in which the writer — I’m pretty sure it was Anna Quindlen — remarked that it wasn’t a matter...

Jonathan Pollard sits down for a tell-all-interview

Jonathan Pollard sits down for a tell-all-interview

Published May 31, 2023

In this week’s “Wine with Adam,” host and CEO of Israel Innovation Fund Adam Scott Bellos is joined by ex-spy Jonathan Pollard in an exclusive tell-all interview. Jonathan Pollard was sentenced...

Tony Award-winning Jewish actress and singer to headline St. Louis Pridefest 2023

Tony Award-winning Jewish actress and singer to headline St. Louis Pridefest 2023

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished May 31, 2023

Idina Menzel, one of the most iconic vocal performers of her time, has been announced as a headliner for this year's St. Louis PrideFest 2023. The festival runs June 24 from 11 a.m.–6 p.m. and June...

Menachem Begin and Zbigniew Brzezinski play chess at Camp David on Sept. 9, 1978. Photo: Jimmy Carter Presidential Library

This week in Israeli history: June 1-7

CENTER FOR ISRAEL EDUCATIONPublished May 31, 2023

June 1, 1941 — Farhud Pogrom Strikes Iraq’s Jews Two days of anti-Jewish riots break out in Baghdad, Iraq, during the holiday of Shavuot. The violence kills 180 Jews, wounds more than 240 others,...

Will Soll

Local klezmer ensemble debuts in June

Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished May 31, 2023

A newly formed klezmer band will perform its debut concert on June 11 at The Focal Point in Maplewood. The U. City Klezmer Experience is an ensemble group of talented musicians led by Will Soll, who plays...

Ofir Akunis. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Israeli minister cancels LA speech due to protests and ‘bad vibes’

BEN SALES, JTAPublished May 31, 2023

(JTA) — An Israeli government minister canceled a speech in Los Angeles in the face of a protest, in part over what the local Israeli consul described as “bad vibes.” Ofir Akunis, Israel’s science...

Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, revered haredi leader in Israel, dies at 100

Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, revered haredi leader in Israel, dies at 100

JACKIE HAJDENBERG, JTAPublished May 30, 2023

(JTA) — Hundreds of thousands of mourners crowded into Bnei Brak Tuesday for the funeral of Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, head of the Lithuanian Ponevezh Yeshiva and one of the most influential religious...

32-year-old Meir Tamari slain just outside community near Jenin.

Father of two killed in shooting as West Bank violence continues

Yaakov Ort, CHABAD.ORG/NEWSPublished May 30, 2023

A 32-year-old father of two young children was murdered today in a terrorist shooting outside Hermesh, a community in the northern Samarian region of Israel. A manhunt was launched by security forces...

Henry Kissinger

Kissinger denies holding back resupply during Yom Kippur War

Published May 30, 2023

(May 30, 2023 / JNS) Henry Kissinger, who served as national security advisor and secretary of state during the Nixon and Ford administrations, denied that he intentionally delayed critically needed...

Holocaust Museum begins new summer hours

Holocaust Museum begins new summer hours

Published May 30, 2023

(St. Louis, May 30, 2023) - Beginning on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum will begin offering extended summer hours. In the summer months, the Museum will be...

Israeli health ministry calls out Elon Musk for sharing ‘fake news’ on COVID-19

Israeli health ministry calls out Elon Musk for sharing ‘fake news’ on COVID-19

GABE FRIEDMAN, JTAPublished May 30, 2023

(JTA) — Israel’s health ministry tweeted that Elon Musk was engaging with “fake news” regarding COVID-19 data, the third Israeli government ministry to comment on the Twitter owner’s views in...

Israel players celebrate after beating Japan at the FIFA U-20 World Cup at Mendoza Stadium in Mendoza, Argentina, May 27, 2023. (Marcio Machado/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)

Israel advances to second round of men’s under-20 World Cup with dramatic last-minute defeat of Japan

JUAN MELAMED, JTAPublished May 30, 2023

BUENOS AIRES (JTA) — In its first-ever appearance in the tournament, Israel’s under-20 men’s soccer team advanced to the second round of the FIFA U20 World Cup with a last-minute goal against Japan...

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