By Amy Burger, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 15, 2023
I was just a year old when Judy Blume’s classic young adult novel “Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret” was published in 1970, long before YA Fiction was even considered a genre. By the time...
(JNS) One rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip at the southern city of Ashkelon on Sunday evening, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed.
The rocket struck in an open area, causing no injuries or damages,...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 14, 2023
Just hours before entering the octagon in Charlotte, N.C., Jewish Israeli UFC Lightweight fighter Natan Levy learned that the preparation, training, and mental discipline he used to prepare for his match...
(JNS) Iran has been encouraging the senior leadership of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), whose members are based in Damascus and Beirut, to instruct the terror faction’s Gazan rocket squads to keep...
(New York Jewish Week) — Last month, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Jewish Democrat, proclaimed April 29 “End Jew Hatred Day,” citing “an urgent need to act against antisemitism in Colorado and across...
The Congregation B’nai Amoona Mitzvah Day 2023 on May 7 honored Rabbi Joe Davidson for his many volunteer activities.
Davidson was presented with a purple cape that read “Our Mensch with...
More than 350 guests crowded the ballroom at the Ritz Carlton on May 7 for “Greetings From Mirowitz” — the annual gala to benefit Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School and collectively raised nearly...
Nina Needleman, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published May 11, 2023
Many of us have mothers who can afford to buy whatever they want. Or perhaps they’re getting to the point in life where they’re downsizing or getting rid of things.
So instead of buying a gift...
(JTA) — A Palestinian rocket killed an Israeli in his apartment building and the Palestinian death toll hit 30 as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza stretched into its...
Like a lot of Jewish girls who came of age in the late 1960s and ’70s, I wanted nothing to do with my naturally curly/wavy/frizzy hair, so I ironed it to make it flat or straight. When at age 14, my...
Randi Schenberg (Crown Center for Senior Living), past president of JProStL, has announced the new JProStL board for 2023-24. The new board will be recognized on Wednesday, May 17, 3 -4:30 pm, at The Joy...
Kolot, the St. Louis Jewish Women's Choir, will present an informal Family and Friends Concert to conclude their season at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16, in the May Chapel at Temple Israel, 1 Rabbi Alvan...
