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Jewish day school students from St. Louis traveled to Jefferson City to show their support during a hearing for a pro-Israel resolution.

Pro-Israel resolution’s hearing at Missouri Capitol draws strong turnout from Jewish students 

Story and photos By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished February 6, 2024

JEFFERSON CITY — A Missouri House of Representatives committee on Feb. 6 held a hearing on a pro-Israel resolution. Nearly 120 supporters of the resolution attended the hearing, including 100 students...

Senior Olympics adds 3 events that hoopers, golfers and strong people will love

Senior Olympics adds 3 events that hoopers, golfers and strong people will love

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished February 5, 2024

For the past 43 summers in St. Louis, thousands of athletes aged 50 and over have competed in more than 90 events as part of the St. Louis Senior Olympics. This year, the 44th annual event is adding three...

License to Kvetch: 93-year-old's Infiniti spreads our kind of Yiddish humor!

License to Kvetch: 93-year-old’s Infiniti spreads our kind of Yiddish humor!

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished February 5, 2024

Walter Weiss is used to strangers noticing his car. His gray Infiniti bears a license plate that reads MZL-TOV. “It seemed like a good idea to get the plates,” said Weiss, 93. “Everybody asks...

Rabbi Josh Warshawsky

International musician, rabbi bringing the magic of Jewish music to St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished February 5, 2024

Music has played a significant role in Jewish life since ancient times and continues to be a crucial component of both religious and cultural experiences. Today, there is no shortage of what can be called...

Iconic Jewish singer playing eight cities for the last time, starting with St. Louis

Iconic Jewish singer playing eight cities for the last time, starting with St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished February 5, 2024

He writes the songs that make the whole world sing and now for the final time, Barry Manilow will perform those songs for a St. Louis audience. Manilow has announced that after celebrating his 81st...

New Jewish Theatre earns 24 St. Louis Theatre Honors' nominations

New Jewish Theatre earns 24 St. Louis Theatre Honors’ nominations

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished February 4, 2024

The St. Louis Theatre Circle announced their 2024 Nominations on Friday and The New Jewish Theatre’s production of "Into the Woods" was among the top local productions with 11 nominations, including...

Thousands of New Yorkers convene at the "No Hate. No Fear" solidarity march against anti-Semitism in January 2020. The march followed a year in which attacks against Jews spiked.

How St. Louisans can become ‘active allies’ in the fight against hate and bigotry

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished February 1, 2024

  In response to the overwhelming increase of antisemitic incidents in the United States since the Hamas attack in Israel on Oct. 7, the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum is launching...

Hamas weaponry confiscated and displayed by the Israel Defense Forces, Oct. 15, 2023. Credit: IDF.

St. Louisans invited to unmask Hamas and its shocking origins and ideology

,Published February 1, 2024

October 7, 2023, changed the Jewish world. Now, more than 117 days later we have the opportunity to understand and unravel the historical roots of Hamas, shedding light on its ideology and its impact...

The lobby of the 21c Museum Hotel St. Louis.

Why St. Louis is shining on the global art hotel stage

Nancy Kranzberg, Special To The Jewish LightPublished January 31, 2024

There are hotels all over the world famous for their art collections. Some of these collections boast mostly contemporary works while others feature works from many different time periods going back to...

Shir Dagan is the Israeli Shaliach at the J, providing Israeli education, engagement and community building programs.

Docuseries will kick off the J’s new Israeli Film Club

ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEFPublished January 31, 2024

The St. Louis Jewish Film Festival doesn’t start until April 7, but cinephiles — especially ones who enjoy short documentaries — as well as movie lovers will want to be part of the Israeli Film Club,...

The Aryeh Emblem

Two local Cub Scouts earn coveted Aryeh Emblem

Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished January 31, 2024

Two Jewish Cub Scouts will be honored on Friday, Feb. 2 at 6:30 p.m. at Temple Israel during this year’s Scout Shabbat. Liam Daniels and Robert Melnick, both members of United Hebrew Congregation,...

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (left) and Jordan’s King Hussein shake hands in front of U.S. President Bill Clinton after signing their peace treaty Oct. 26, 1994, in the Arava. By Ya’acov Sa’ar, Israeli Government Press Office

This week in Israeli history: Jan. 31 to Feb. 7

Center for Israel Education, israeled.orgPublished January 31, 2024

Jan. 31, 1922 — Hebrew ‘Dybbuk’ Opens in Moscow The Hebrew version of “The Dybbuk, or Between Two Worlds” begins its successful stage run at Moscow’s Habimah Theater. Written in Russian and...

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