By Caleb Ellis: Senior, Ladue High School
• Published April 11, 2012
Every year when Passover rolls around, my mind drifts to two things: the impending doom that allergy season will wreak upon me, and the daunting prospect of eating unleavened bread for the majority of the week. This year, however, the Jewish Light Teen...
By Bella Adler: 8th Grade, Epstein Hebrew Academy
• Published April 11, 2012
Would you give up the state semi-final basketball game just because it was on a Friday night when Shabbat started? A group of high school boys from the Beren Academy in Houston, Texas did just that and made the headlines of blogs, newspaper articles,...
By Sarah Allen, Sophomore, Ladue High School
• Published April 11, 2012
In the United States today, we take freedom of many kinds for granted: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom to protest. But we often forget that millions of teenagers are denied the most basic of freedoms on a daily basis through human trafficking....
By Juliana Wishne, Senior, Parkway West
• Published April 11, 2012
It has been one year since a relatively small-scale riot against the Tunisian government sparked a revolution that spread rapidly across the Middle East dubbed “The Arab Spring.” During this Passover season, a time where Jews are urged to reflect...
By Mia Kweskin, Parkway Central High School
• Published March 19, 2012
If you happen to see a few cars pass by on a Saturday evening or Sunday morning, filled to the brim with boxes upon boxes of fresh food, it’s very possible that crammed amid the bagels, pastries and more is Whitfield High School junior Nate Noss. ...
By Lily Siwak, Clayton High School
• Published March 19, 2012
This year, the St. Louis Jewish Light has many exciting things in store. Along with our usual interesting stories, we are lucky to welcome another new face to the Ohr Chadash teen page. Elizabeth Tucker, co-founder of Alive magazine, is eager to join...
By Jennifer Rubin, Parkway Central High School
• Published March 19, 2012
Avi Kaplan, 22, moved to Southern California only four years ago to pursue his musical dream. He never imagined that he would be on the stage of NBC’s a cappella reality show, “The Sing-Off” and win. Kaplan and his group, Pentatonix, showed the...
By Haley Abramson, John Burroughs High School
• Published March 19, 2012
While many youngsters attend Sunday school and religious classes each week, often their knowledge about religions other than their own is lacking. Even teens with a good understanding of their religion don’t always know exactly what they are worshipping...
By Sarah Cohen, John Burroughs High School
• Published March 19, 2012
The social lives of both Jewish and non-Jewish seventh graders expand tremendously as they are invited to classmates’ bar and bat mitzvahs. However, recently these students’ social calendars have begun to overflow as their non-Jewish classmates throw...
By Jake Weisman, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
• Published February 8, 2012
Israel is constantly in the news, frequently brought up in political discussion, and often discussed among Jewish teens as a vacation hotspot. But now, Israel has gained recognition for the vast output of jazz musicians in recent years."[I think that]...
By Kyla Gersten, Parkway Central High School
• Published February 8, 2012
Passion and dedication are the first words that come to mind when thinking about Danielle Serota. Danielle is a freshman at Parkway Central High School and has been dancing since she was very little. Currently, she dances at Patzius Performing Arts, where...
Dear Juliana, With Valentine's Day approaching, I'm left in a Jewish dilemma. I want to celebrate it like all of my friends in my public high school, but I'm worried about the fact that it's not a Jewish holiday. Can Jews celebrate Valentine's Day guilt-free?...
