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How to treat yourself to a melodious afternoon

How to treat yourself to a melodious afternoon

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished November 16, 2023

The 16th Annual Blumenthal Memorial Concert will take place on Sunday, Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. at B’nai Amoona benefiting the congregation’s Mitzvah Corps. Pianist Fred Blumenthal will perform in memory...

Israel Air Force strikes on terrorist targets in the Gaza Strip, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, Oct. 28, 2023.

Holocaust Museum plans workshops in response to crisis in Israel 

Published November 15, 2023

To help educators and parents better engage in difficult conversations with their students and children about current events, the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum is launching a new “Communicating...

Israelis hold up photographs of a mother and child held captive by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, outside the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Nov. 2, 2023.

Qatar floats deal to trade 50 hostages for three-day truce

JNSPublished November 15, 2023

Qatari mediators are trying to negotiate an agreement in which Hamas would release some 50 of the civilians it holds hostage in the Gaza Strip in exchange for a three-day ceasefire, an official briefed...

Hundreds attended a cease fire rally in Newark, Monday, November 13, 2023.

How to talk to people who hate Israel

Rob Eshman, The ForwardPublished November 15, 2023

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. During a recent concert of Latin American music in Los Angeles, one...

St. Louis bagel makers weigh in on 'controversy' rocking the 'bagel world'

St. Louis bagel makers weigh in on ‘controversy’ rocking the ‘bagel world’

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished November 15, 2023

Do you remember the St. Louis bagel controversy of 2019? A former St. Louis native, then living in New York created quite a stir when he tweeted the following: Today I introduced my coworkers to...

Photos: Mirowitz students hold mini 'March For Israel'

Photos: Mirowitz students hold mini ‘March For Israel’

Published November 15, 2023

While nearly 300,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., for the "March For Israel," Mirowitz students and teachers had their own solidarity rally in the gym. "We sang Hatikvah and other songs for...

An estimated 290,000 attended the "March For Israel" in Washington D.C. including 300 from St. Louis

300 St. Louisans attend ‘March For Israel,’ finding unity and community among 290,000 others

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished November 14, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Before roughly 100 plus pro-Israel activists from St. Louis could board their 6:28 a.m. American Airlines flight on Tuesday morning, they encountered a slight technical issue. "We...

AEPi brothers from Mizzou perform wonderful Mitzvah in support of Jewish family in Branson

AEPi brothers from Mizzou perform wonderful Mitzvah in support of Jewish family in Branson

BY JONATHAN PIERCE, ALPHA EPSILON PIPublished November 14, 2023

Yitgadal v’yitkadash sh’mei raba b’alma di-v’rachirutei, v’yamlich malchutei b’chayeichon uvyomeichon uvchayei d’chol beit yisrael, ba’agala uvizman kariv, v’im’ru: “amen.” The...

Supporters of Israel protest near the U.S. Capitol, Oct. 13, 2023.

Planes, trains and bus caravans: Ahead of mass pro-Israel rally, tens of thousands of Jews are descending on Washington

Jackie Hajdenberg, JTAPublished November 13, 2023

(JTA) — On Monday morning, Margie Maidman boarded a caravan of 10 buses from Boston to Washington, D.C., headed to a massive demonstration in support of Israel and against antisemitism. The journey...

Supporters of Israel protest near the U.S. Capitol, Oct. 13, 2023.

How Tuesday’s rally in DC is trying to pitch a broad pro-Israel tent

Published November 13, 2023

WASHINGTON (JTA) — When it sends a contingent to the mass pro-Israel rally in Washington, D.C. next week, Americans for Peace Now will be standing alongside a group led by someone it accused of racist...

Jasmine Raskas

Artist Jasmine Raskas’ latest work coming to COCA

Published November 13, 2023

Artist Jasmine Raskas has an exhibition at COCA through Dec. 10 called “Eternal Jungle,” which she describes as an immersive installation, including sculpture, painting, light, sound and touch. “The...

St. Louis Jewish community invited to celebrate 'Day of Giving'

St. Louis Jewish community invited to celebrate ‘Day of Giving’

Published November 13, 2023

Congregation Shaare Emeth is inviting community members of all ages to a day of communal gratitude on Sunday, Nov. 19, in the form of giving back to vital, local organizations. From 10 to 11:30 a.m.,...

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