Skip to Main Content
A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

News

Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), Vice Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Co-Chair of the Abraham Accords Caucus.

Rep. Ann Wagner’s resolution honoring Israel’s 75th passes. Rep. Cori Bush among 19 voting against

Published April 26, 2023

(JNS) A resolution, co-sponsored by Missouri Rep. Ann Wagner, honoring Israel on its 75th year passed in the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly on Tuesday evening, after Yom Ha’atzmaut—Israeli...

Rabbi Jeffrey Stiffman (left) and Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski

Archbishop Rozanski joining Rabbi Stiffman to speak to St. Louis Jewish community for first time

Published April 26, 2023

This Sunday, two men, both leaders in their respective religious communities will come together to speak about what it means to be a "good neighbor" as well as create a bit of local history. The two men...

Karen Kaye

Karen Kaye trying to ‘boot scoot’ to win in Ms. Missouri Senior America Pageant this weekend

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished April 26, 2023

For decades, St. Louis women over 60 have kept the spice of life alive by competing for the title of Ms. Missouri Senior America. The 2023 edition of the annual pageant, which celebrates and honors...

A view of Arsenal's Emirates Stadium in London. (Wikimedia Commons)

Stan Kroenke owned soccer club launches Jewish fan group to combat antisemitism

Jacob Gurvis, JTAPublished April 26, 2023

(JTA) — The English Premier League club Arsenal has launched a new fan affiliate group called the “Jewish Gooners,” as part of its plan to address recent incidents of antisemitism. The club also...

Miriam with her father David Friedmann, Hadar Yosef, 1952

Former St. Louis artist’s baby album for daughter documents Israel’s founding

Miriam Friedman Morris, Special To The Jewish LightPublished April 26, 2023

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on “The Librarians”, the official online publication of the National Library of Israel. Check it out for more stories on Jewish, Israeli, and Middle Eastern...

Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School announces the Raise Your Yad Challenge 

Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School announces the Raise Your Yad Challenge 

Published April 26, 2023

Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School is launching Raise Your Yad (hand), a campaign to break down the barriers of entry to a Jewish day school education. Already, more than 75 families have donated a...

A Tel Aviv protest at the start of Yom Haatzmaut, Israel's Independence Day, featured a sea of flags, April 25, 2023. (Photo: Ben Sales)

On Israel’s 75th Independence Day, its flag has taken on new meaning as a protest symbol

BEN SALES, JTAPublished April 26, 2023

TEL AVIV (JTA) — Avigail Arnheim has been protesting Benjamin Netanyahu for years, starting with the demonstrations in Jerusalem that began in 2020, calling on him to resign as Israel’s prime minister. When...

Jewish Life Television rebranding, features St. Louis based kids show

Jewish Life Television rebranding, features St. Louis based kids show

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished April 26, 2023

Jewish Life Television, the Jewish-themed TV network that features a St. Louis-based children’s show, is rebranding itself and becoming “JLTV: Stories That Inspire." The new branding reflects the network's...

Rabbi Naamah Kelman

First woman ever ordained a rabbi in Israel, coming to St. Louis for three appearances

Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished April 26, 2023

American Jews who view the protests and political debates in Israel may feel conflicted or confused about how to offer support. A series of presentations in St. Louis between April 27 and May 2 will offer...

Archaeologists discovered this brass compass from the massacre of 35 Israeli soldiers in 1948, April 24, 2023. Photo by Yuli Schwartz/Israel Antiquities

Israeli archaeologists recover artifact from ‘The Battle of the 35’

JNSPublished April 25, 2023

(JNS) It’s easy for archaeologists to detach themselves from ancient finds, but the discovery of a brass compass from a massacre of 35 Israeli soldiers in 1948 left two researchers feeling like they...

Isabel Wilkerson

Pulitzer prize winning author whose book was banned, coming to St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished April 25, 2023

In 2022, the term “banned books” returned to the American lexicon, highlighted by the removal of such books as “Maus,” the Art Spiegelman epic cartoon memoir about the Holocaust, and a graphic...

Rosalie Stein

Shaare Emeth’s Rosalie Stein to retire

Published April 25, 2023

Rosalie Stein will retire from her position as Executive Director of Congregation Shaare Emeth, effective June 30, 2023. Rosalie became a Shaare Emeth staff member in 2007 when she was hired as Development...

Load More Stories