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St. Louis Jewish Light

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

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Jordan Oiknine

Jordan Oiknine wins big with smart sports patch

Published July 11, 2024

Jordan Oiknine won first place at the 2024 Missouri DECA State Competition in Kansas City for his innovation business plan and presentation. An incoming junior at Ladue Horton Watkins High School, he...

Randee Rimmel, Kim Cameron, Lisa Berger and Nancy Rush.

Randee Rimmel, Lisa Berger and Nancy Rush find new home at RE/MAX

Published July 11, 2024

The Kim Cameron Group, including Lisa Berger, Randee Rimmel and Nancy Rush, has joined RE/MAX Results brokerage. Located in the Chesterfield Valley, the group focuses on residential home buying, sales...

Mollie Zolkind

Why Mollie Zolkind pedals for a cause

Published July 11, 2024

Mollie Zolkind is the community engagement manager at Pedal the Cause. Her focus is to foster and recruit teams and work closely with team captains to support and guide them. Pedal the Cause’s mission...

Kohn’s Kosher Meat and Deli

Kohn’s Kosher and Meat Deli sued for $150,000 by Chicago supplier

Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-ChiefPublished July 10, 2024

Mid Town Distribution, a major kosher supplier headquartered in Chicago, is suing Kohn’s Kosher and Meat Deli — the only free-standing, full-service kosher grocery in St. Louis — for nearly $150,000...

Enhance your leadership skills with the prestigious Levy Fellows program

Enhance your leadership skills with the prestigious Levy Fellows program

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 10, 2024

Attention all board leaders of Jewish organizations in the St. Louis region. The Levy Fellows program is now accepting applications for its highly anticipated Cohort #3. The...

Rabbi Ze'ev Smason and one of the American Red Wolves born at the St. Louis Zoo.

A howl-worthy coincidence: Rabbi Ze’ev and the Red Wolves!

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 10, 2024

I don’t believe in coincidences, so I thought I’d share what happened to me this past Monday. I hope it makes you smile. I'm frequently asked how we at the Jewish Light manage to find...

Turning tragedy into 'tikkun', the Jewish history of the Midwest Children’s Burn Camp

Turning tragedy into ‘tikkun’, the Jewish history of the Midwest Children’s Burn Camp

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished July 10, 2024

"The worst day of our lives turned out to be the best day," recalls Linda Hansen, reflecting on May 9, 1991, when her husband Gary was severely burned in a car fire. This tragic event...

Linda Sandmel

Linda Sandmel’s four decades of service honored with new award

Published July 10, 2024

Linda Sandmel of Shaare Emeth received its inaugural Avodah Volunteer of the Year Award. As Rabbi Andrea Goldstein said, “For 44 years, she has been an integral part of the tapestry of Shaare Emeth,...

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Melton course on ‘Highs and Lows: Our Communal Days of Joy and Sorrow’ planned

Published July 10, 2024

The St. Louis community has another opportunity for adult learning beginning in August: “Highs and Lows: Our Communal Days of Joy and Sorrow,” a six-week course offered through the Florence Melton...

NHBZ’S Synaplex Shabbat returns

NHBZ’S Synaplex Shabbat returns

Published July 10, 2024

NHBZ is excited to announce the much-anticipated return of its popular Synaplex Shabbat on Saturday, July 27. You and your family are invited to hear one of three extremely timely topics presented by...

Temple Israel plans Summer Game Night

Temple Israel plans Summer Game Night

Published July 10, 2024

Get your game on at Temple Israel with friends (and some new friends you haven’t met yet) over drinks, food, laughter and light-hearted competition. And if you’ve got what it takes to win...walk away...

Paraquad CEO Jerry Ehrlich (center) with clients of the St. Louis nonprofit.

From basketball to the boardroom: Jerry Ehrlich’s journey to changing lives

By Kathleen Lees, Special to the Jewish LightPublished July 10, 2024

When Jerry Ehrlich looks back on his career, from radio announcer to CEO of a nonprofit, his invention of the “Hershey Bar Shot” stands at the forefront of his mind.  “When the time comes...

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