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Barb and Rich Kramer

Meet the ‘lasagna queen’ who’s dished out 250 trays and her husband who delivers the goods!

BILL MOTCHAN, Special to the Jewish LightPublished December 3, 2024

Barb Kramer’s oven has seen a lot of lasagna. She’s baked about 250 trays over the past few years in her volunteer role as a lasagna chef for Lasagna Love, a homemade-meal delivery organization. That’s...

Battle of the Cholent: Who’s serving the best stew in St. Louis?

Battle of the Cholent: Who’s serving the best stew in St. Louis?

Jordan Palmer, Special To The Jewish LightPublished December 2, 2024

Cholent is far more than just a dish; it’s a centuries-old testament to Jewish resilience, creativity, and tradition. As Joanna O’Leary notes in her article, “The Brief History of Cholent”...

Why the St. Louis Jewish Light needs you now, more than ever

Why the St. Louis Jewish Light needs you now, more than ever

Jordan Palmer, Special To The Jewish LightPublished December 2, 2024

For over 75 years, the St. Louis Jewish Light has amplified local Jewish voices, telling the stories that matter most to our community. But our mission goes beyond just reporting the news - we spark conversations,...

Tracing Jewish roots: How St. Louisans can explore their heritage through genealogy

Tracing Jewish roots: How St. Louisans can explore their heritage through genealogy

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished December 2, 2024

For Jewish St. Louisans, uncovering the stories and histories of their families have become more than just a personal journey—it’s a community effort. Genealogy, the study of family lineage and history,...

Who Wrote The Five Books of Moses?

Who Wrote The Five Books of Moses?

Published December 1, 2024

The Torah (Five Books of Moses) are sacred texts for major Western monotheistic faiths. But who wrote the Torah? (Hint: Not Moses.) Join Judaic educator Richard Gavatin for a thought-provoking...

When Bob Cohn became Editor-in-Chief of the Jewish Light

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished December 1, 2024

Today’s story takes us back to this date, Dec. 2, 1970. On page 3, The Jewish Light announced three staff changes at the paper, including that Robert A. Cohn was named Editor-in-Chief. Cohn...

Olivette Mayor Missy Waldman (center) presents a check to JFS and the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry

Olivette Turkey Trot raises $25,000 for Kornblum food pantry

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished December 1, 2024

More than 2,000 runners and walkers -- and several dozen dogs-- participated in the Olivette Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 28. The event, now in its 11th year, follows a 5K course that begins...

Pavel Haas

The untold story of a Holocaust composer silenced too soon—hear his music live in St. Louis!

BY KATHLEEN LEES, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished December 1, 2024

The winter season kicks off a new Holocaust Composer Series—a collaboration between the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) to humanize Holocaust education. “We...

Actress Niv Sultan portrays an Israeli spy on the hit series Tehran. Courtesy of Apple TV+

House’s Hugh Laurie to join cast of Tehran for season 3 debut, Dec. 9

By Zachy Hennessey, Israel21cPublished November 26, 2024

Award-winning Israeli spy thriller “Tehran” is set to welcome celebrated British actor Hugh Laurie for its third season, premiering December 9 on Apple TV+ and Israel’s Kan public broadcaster. Laurie,...

Israeli soldiers seen at a staging area near the Israeli border with Lebanon, Oct. 1, 2024.

Report: Israeli Security Cabinet approves truce with Lebanon

Akiva Van Koningsveld, JNSPublished November 26, 2024

The Israeli Security Cabinet voted on Tuesday to approve a 60-day truce with the Hezbollah terror organization in Lebanon, CNN reported. All Israel Defense Forces soldiers are expected to withdraw from...

Two members of the new IDF battalion along with Orit Efron Raana who takes care of the distribution in Israel.

Faith and action: How a Baptist ministry and St. Louis nonprofit are helping Israeli troops

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished November 26, 2024

For nearly two decades, the Gentile Ministry—a Pacific, Mo.-based coalition of Baptist pastors and their congregations—has openly supported newly formed security and IDF-associated units in Israel....

Security and rescue forces work on the remains of the bus destroyed by a suicide bomber in Haifa on Dec. 2, 2001. By Moshe Milner, Israeli Government Press Office, CC BY-SA 3.0

This week in Israeli history: Nov. 28-Dec. 4

Center for Israel EducationPublished November 26, 2024

Nov. 28, 1961 — Operation Yachin Begins for Moroccan Jews After a two-year ban on Jewish emigration from Morocco, Israel launches Operation Yachin to help Moroccan Jews make aliyah via France or Italy....

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