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Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. (Getty Images)

Trump and Harris present differing visions on Israel, but share key goals

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished October 22, 2024

(JTA) — WASHINGTON — With just weeks to go before the election, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have both tried to use Israel as a wedge issue: Trump has said the country will not exist in two years if he is defeated, and Harris’ campaign has called...

The untold stories of LGBTQ+ victims of the Holocaust finally come to light

The untold stories of LGBTQ+ victims of the Holocaust finally come to light

By Kathleen Lees, Special to the Jewish LightPublished October 22, 2024

On Oct. 27 at the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, Eric Marcus will highlight the hidden history of LGBTQ+ Holocaust victims. Marcus, the founder and host of the award-winning podcast “Making Gay History,” will illuminate these voices...

Can’t see Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone on Broadway? St. Louis’ “The Roommate” brings the magic closer to home!

Can’t see Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone on Broadway? St. Louis’ “The Roommate” brings the magic closer to home!

Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-ChiefPublished October 22, 2024

On Oct. 25, the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis kicks off its Steve Woolf Studio Series with the dark comedy, “The Roommate” by Jen Silverman, a two-character play starring Nancy Bell as Robyn, and Kelley Weber as Sharon. In “The Roommate,” middle-aged...

A kippah-clad man holds a sign reading "Jews for Black Lives" at the weekly Black Lives Matter "Jackie Lacey Must Go!" protest in front of the Hall of Justice in Los Angeles, Sept. 9, 2020. (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)

Why Jewish Americans can’t agree on racism

Ilana M. Horwitz, JTAPublished October 22, 2024

In the summer of 2020, a friend and I were deep in conversation about race. You might remember it well, that summer of reckoning that followed George Floyd’s murder, igniting discussions on race across the country. Race relations suddenly became as...

Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally at the Bojangles Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, Sept. 12, 2024. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Kamala Harris does not agree with protester who shouted ‘genocide,’ her campaign says

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished October 22, 2024

The Kamala Harris campaign said the vice president did not agree with a protester who accused Israel of genocide when she said what he was talking about is “real.” Harris’ remarks at a Milwaukee campaign event on Saturday circulated widely in...

Friends and family of the Israeli hostages held in Gaza protest outside the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on April 25. Photo by Getty Images

Hostage families’ stories highlighted at solidarity event at The J

Published October 21, 2024

The one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel served as a stark reminder of the ongoing crisis, but this awareness must not fade. To keep the stories of the hostages and the impact of terrorism at the forefront, the St. Louis Jewish community...

Healing in Nature

How a Montana wilderness retreat, born in St. Louis, is transforming Israeli soldiers’ lives

Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished October 21, 2024

Anxiety, anger, stress and sleepless nights. They are all common behaviors experienced by military veterans, particularly those engaged in combat. These soldiers have experienced trauma. That is especially true for Israel Defense Forces soldiers tasked...

Can you be buried in a Jewish cemetery if you die by assisted suicide?

Can you be buried in a Jewish cemetery if you die by assisted suicide?

By Beth HarpazPublished October 21, 2024

A Bintel Brief, Yiddish for a bundle of letters, has been solving reader dilemmas since 1906. Send yours via email, social media or this form. Dear Bintel, My husband is nearing the end of his life due to cancer. He wants assisted suicide, legal...

Israeli security forces at the scene where a drone fired from Lebanon caused damage in Caesarea, Oct. 19, 2024.

Assassination attempt on Netanyahu—Israel vows massive retaliation!

JNS Staff ReportPublished October 20, 2024

New Hope Party leader Gideon Sa’ar said on Sunday that the state of Lebanon should be held responsible for the Hezbollah drone attack on the Caesarea residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday. “From the territory of a U.N....

Yahya Sinwar at the opening of a new mosque in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, Feb. 24, 2017. (Abed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90)

Israel kills Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished October 17, 2024

Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the deadliest attack on Israel in its history, was killed in a firefight with Israeli forces. “Yahya Sinwar planned and executed the October 7th Massacre, promoted his murderous ideology both before and during the war,...

Discover the hidden wisdom of the harvest: A season of blessings and joy awaits!

Discover the hidden wisdom of the harvest: A season of blessings and joy awaits!

By Rabbi Elizabeth Hersh, Temple EmanuelPublished October 17, 2024

Autumn fills my soul with beauty. I take delight in the crisp air, and the artist’s array of beautiful leaves. The audible crunch of leaves under my boots is an old familiar sound. I welcome dusk at an earlier hour. The long evening stretches ahead...

Hanukkah Hullabaloo returns on December 7

Hanukkah Hullabaloo returns on December 7

Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished October 17, 2024

Hanukkah Hullabaloo returns to The Grandel Theatre on Saturday, Dec. 7. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 18 for the 14th annual celebration of the Festival of Lights with a musical extravaganza. The event is hosted by the Brothers Lazaroff,...

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