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St. Louis' newest kosher deli adding takeout service and fresh challah offerings!

St. Louis’ newest kosher deli adding takeout service and fresh challah offerings!

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished August 13, 2024

More good news for the St. Louis kosher community: On Wednesday, Aug. 14, after the end of Tisha B'av, St. Louis' newest kosher deli, Nate’s Kosher Deli, will officially add deli take-out service. The...

NCJW Couturier Sale Cochairmen Andrea Gardner (left) and Jane Hochman (right) flank Bernie Bornstein of the Fur Centre, who is honored at the sale’s Silver Anniversary Gala Dinner on Sept. 16. At Plaza Frontenac.  (1989)

Photos: NCJWSTL’s Couturier event through the years as the 60th annual approaches

Published August 13, 2024

Mark your calendar fashionistas. The National Council of Jewish Women-St. Louis (NCJWSTL) will hold its annual Couturier sale Sept. 25-28 at The Resale Shop. This year, the celebration promises to be even...

Amy Fenster Brown

Notes From A Jewish Mother: When your firstborn leaves for college

Amy Fenster Brown, Special To The Jewish LightPublished August 13, 2024

It’s been said that God gives her toughest battles to her strongest soldiers. Parents sending their kids off to college are training in boot camp, prepping to march on the front lines of an emotional...

How to perfect your babka baking skills before Rosh Hashanah

How to perfect your babka baking skills before Rosh Hashanah

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished August 12, 2024

Babka, the rich, sweet bread swirled with chocolate or cinnamon, has long been a beloved treat in Jewish households, particularly around festive occasions. Now, as Rosh Hashanah approaches on the evening...

St. Louis Jewish leaders condemn antisemitic social media posts

St. Louis Jewish leaders condemn antisemitic social media posts

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished August 12, 2024

In the aftermath of Cori Bush's primary loss last Tuesday, tensions surrounding the St. Louis political landscape have intensified, especially concerning issues of antisemitism. Last week, the ADL Heartland...

Rep. Cori Bush, a Missouri Democrat, gestures to the crowd prior to delivering her concession speech during a primary election watch party at Chevre Events, St. Louis, Aug. 6, 2024. (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images)

White House slams Cori Bush’s threat to AIPAC to ‘tear your kingdom down’

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished August 8, 2024

(JTA) — WASHINGTON — The White House condemned as “inflammatory” a pledge by Missouri Rep. Cori Bush to AIPAC that she would “tear your kingdom down,” implying that heated rhetoric like hers...

Discover the latest game-changing features at Camp Sabra

Discover the latest game-changing features at Camp Sabra

Published August 8, 2024

Camp Sabra has done some enhancing this summer and is opening three newly dedicated areas that should enhance the camp experience for all campers: The Helene Barcoff Family Resort Pavilion, Eli's Patio...

Carol Loeb (right) with St. Louis Science Center CEO Todd Bastean and Elisabeth Greenwood, the recipient of the Loeb Prize for excellence in teaching science and mathematics.

How the legacy of Jerome and Carol Loeb is still transforming education

By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished August 8, 2024

Elisabeth Greenwood always knew what she wanted to do for a living. “I declared in the second grade that I wanted to be a teacher,” said Greenwood, who this fall will begin her 12th year teaching...

Cantor Shirel Richman

Israeli-born cantor takes over baton at UH

BY MOLLY LEVINE, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished August 8, 2024

A renovated sanctuary is not the only change at United Hebrew Congregation this summer. Cantor Ron Eichaker will retire Aug. 31 and transition to his new role as cantor emeritus. Cantor Shirel Richman,...

St. Louisans mark 10 months since Hamas attack

St. Louisans mark 10 months since Hamas attack

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished August 7, 2024

Nearly 40 members of the Jewish community gathered at United Hebrew Congregation on Wednesday evening, August 7, in a show of solidarity and support for Israel. The date marks the 10th month since...

Cori Bush and Wesley Bell.

How St. Louis Jewish voters mobilized in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District primary

Jordan Palmer and Ellen FuttermanPublished August 7, 2024

Overwhelming support from the St. Louis Jewish community turned out to be critical to St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell’s victory Tuesday over incumbent Rep. Cori...

Pro-Israel groups helped defeat Cori Bush. Why aren’t they targeting Ilhan Omar?

Pro-Israel groups helped defeat Cori Bush. Why aren’t they targeting Ilhan Omar?

By Jacob Kornbluh, The ForwardPublished August 7, 2024

Pro-Israel groups celebrated a second victory Tuesday in their campaign to unseat Israel’s staunchest critics in Congress when Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri lost in the Democratic primary. Rep. Jamaal Bowman...

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