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It was a happy sixth night of Hanukkah in downtown St. Louis at the 29-foot-tall menorah.
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones declared Dec. 12, “A Day Of Light And Jewish Pride" in the city of St....
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published December 13, 2023
Jewish actor Brett Goldstein is a two-time Emmy Award winner and is best known for his scene-stealing performance as the brash yet lovable Roy Kent on the Peabody-winning Apple TV+ series, “Ted Lasso.” ...
Grace Minnick was recently named the 2023 recipient of the Ida Stack Award at Congregation Shaare Emeth’s religious school. The award was established in 1997 and is given annually to a sixth-grade student...
By Yulia Karra, Israel21C
• Published December 13, 2023
When six Israelis decided to make tequila in Israel, they thought their biggest mission would be convincing people that tequila made from blue agave in the Holy Land could rival the well-known and much...
Angela Sandler and Lisa Litvag, owners and editors of “The Scout Guide St. Louis,” announced the release of Volume 6, highlighting the best in local businesses and influential voices, with a print...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published December 13, 2023
Last week, we shared the above photo from the July 5, 1978, issue of the Jewish Light, featuring five women from the Shaare Zedek Sisterhood. The five were running a booth at the sixth annual "U....
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published December 12, 2023
Following the Hamas massacre in Israel on October 7, there has been a concerning surge in antisemitic incidents in the United States. Preliminary data released this week by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)...
A faculty member of the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR) at Washington University School of Medicine, Kooresh Shoghi, Ph.D. was selected to join the Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging...
BY MEGAN RUBENSTEIN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published December 12, 2023
Shlomo and Kyra Ashkanazy are the two newest additions to Washington University’s thriving Jewish life on campus.
In conjunction with WashU Hillel, they will lead the OU-JLIC (Orthodox Union Jewish...
By Jim Baer, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published December 12, 2023
Soldan-Blewett High School, now known as Soldan International Studies High School, recently hosted a luncheon for its many graduates, several of whom had graduated more than 70 years ago. Back then, the...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published December 11, 2023
Last week, we shared the above photo from the July 5, 1978, issue of the Jewish Light, featuring five women from the Shaare Zedek Sisterhood. The five were running a booth at the sixth annual "U....
