Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 12, 2024
Congregation B’nai Amoona is set to welcome a new assistant rabbi. Rabbi Jared Skoff will join the congregation this summer along with his wife Karen and daughter Ana. He is the grandson of Rabbi Benson...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 12, 2024
This year, Congregation Temple Israel got an early start on Purim, which begins at sunset on Saturday, March 23 and continues through the evening of Sunday, March 24.
On Sunday, March 10, students from...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published March 12, 2024
Soulard Mardi Gras, now the second-largest carnival celebration in the U.S., began in 1980 when five friends threw a house party. The University City Purim re-enactment shares several similarities. Participants...
The Hamsa Wellness Community, in partnership with the Cancer Support Community of Greater St. Louis and St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness, are hosting an event in the hopes of positively influencing the...
At their March 10 annual luncheon, the Men’s Club of Congregation B’nai Amoona will honor their Man of the Year and Youth of the Year. All honorees have demonstrated a commitment to Jewish values and...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 10, 2024
In late October 1941, a bishop in Slovakia wrote to Pope Pius XII to alert him that the country’s Jews “are simply being shot, systematically murdered, without distinction of sex or age.” This...
In January, Rabbi Brigitte Rosenberg of United Hebrew Congregation, Jewish Federation of St. Louis Vice Chair of Finance Felicia Malter and Federation’s Vice President of Community Impact Karen Sher...
Former St. Louisan Jill Starr is the newest pickleball coach at the Steamboat Tennis and Pickleball Center in Steamboat, Colo. She is an accomplished player and national tournament gold medal winner.
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published March 7, 2024
On Thursday, March 7, JPro St. Louis paid tribute to 12 individuals for their contributions to the St. Louis community.
The annual recognition event honored Joe Pereles with the Partnership Award. Michael...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published March 7, 2024
An estimated 550,000 Jews served in the United States armed forces between 1941 and 1945, according to the Jewish Welfare Board. As Memorial Day approaches, the Jewish Light salutes the Jewish St. Louisans...
(New York Jewish Week) — At the opening of its annual conference on fighting antisemitism, the (ADL) Anti-Defamation League’s CEO defended the decision to honor Donald Trump’s son-in-law and former...
By Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published March 6, 2024
Former St. Louisan Abbie Strauss sang "The Star Spangled Banner" before the Cardinals 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, March 6, at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla. The national anthem...
