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St. Louis Jewish Light

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613 Catering offering kosher Rosh Hashanah menu for 2024

613 Catering offering kosher Rosh Hashanah menu for 2024

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished September 13, 2024

613 Catering at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) is once again offering a special Rosh Hashanah menu designed to make this year’s holiday celebrations delicious and effortless. Led by Chef Brad and Scotty Becker, the catering team has crafted a lineup...

Can deconstructing books create art? This St. Louis artist proves it can

Can deconstructing books create art? This St. Louis artist proves it can

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished September 13, 2024

For over 40 years, Buzz Spector has been reimagining the book as an artistic medium. More than just sources of knowledge, he sees books as canvases for artistic expression. His work involves altering books through methods that many might see as destructive,...

Timothy Hale-Cusanelli Photo by Department of Justice

Trump’s golf club hosted alleged Nazi sympathizer at fundraiser for Jan. 6 rioters

By Jacob Kornbluh, The ForwardPublished September 12, 2024

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Former President Donald Trump is under fire for allowing his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, to host several events...

Steven Cook and Michael Solomonov shot the pictures for "Zahav Home" in Solomonov's Philadelphia house. (Courtesy CookNSolo)

Michael Solomonov aims to simplify Israeli classics for home cooks in ‘Zahav Home’

Rachel Ringler, JTAPublished September 12, 2024

A lot has changed since the last time Michael Solomonov released a cookbook, back in 2018. The celebrity chef has opened several new restaurants. He has expanded his empire beyond Philadelphia to New York City. And of course he has watched his native...

Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shake hands ahead of the presidential debate at National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Sept. 10, 2024. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Do Donald Trump and Kamala Harris identify as ‘Zionist’? Here’s what their campaigns told us.

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished September 12, 2024

WASHINGTON — For decades, President Joe Biden has called himself a “Zionist.” But in the waning days of his reelection campaign, he wondered aloud if anyone knew what the term means anymore. Speedy Morman, a podcaster, had asked Biden in a July...

Nova Music Festival doc ‘We Will Dance Again’ set to premiere on Paramount+

Nova Music Festival doc ‘We Will Dance Again’ set to premiere on Paramount+

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished September 12, 2024

The Nova Music Festival in Israel, meant to be a celebration of music, peace and freedom, became the target of Hamas’ brutal attack that started early in the morning of Oct. 7, 2023. Now, a powerful documentary, "We Will Dance Again," will debut Sept....

He faced terrorists and booby traps—now Arky Staiman’s shares his incredible journey in St. Louis

He faced terrorists and booby traps—now Arky Staiman’s shares his incredible journey in St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished September 12, 2024

The St. Louis Jewish community is invited to hear Arky Staiman, a Baltimore native and Israel Defense Forces reservist, share his story of resilience, survival and inspiration on Sept. 19 at Epstein Hebrew Academy. Staiman, who made aliyah and served...

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Discover Jewish heroes of the secret WWII unit, ‘The Ghost Army’ in new St. Louis exhibit

Published September 12, 2024

In a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in March of 2024, three of the last surviving members of the Ghost Army received the Congressional Gold Medal. Among them were 100-year-old Bernard Bluestein from Illinois and 100-year-old Seymour Nussenbaum from New...

Part Two: More untold Jewish stories behind the 1904 World’s Fair

Part Two: More untold Jewish stories behind the 1904 World’s Fair

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished September 12, 2024

The 1904 World's Fair was a monumental event for St. Louis, showcasing advancements in technology, culture and innovation from around the world. Yet, beyond the major exhibits and global fanfare, the Jewish community played a remarkable, often overlooked,...

(L) Jacob Schmidt as Zalmy and (R) Bryce Miller as Schmuly.

What to know before you see ‘Trayf’ at the New Jewish Theatre

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished September 12, 2024

To help you get the most out of "Trayf," the upcoming production at New Jewish Theater, the Jewish Light spoke with director Aaron Sparks to break down key aspects of the story of "Trayf" and provide a helpful guide before you experience this unique,...

Jeffrey Zuckerman

From Parkway North to Knighthood: Chevalier Jeffrey Zuckerman coming home for event at Left Bank Books

By Carol Wolf Solomon, Special to the Jewish LightPublished September 11, 2024

Good things do indeed come to those who wait. After a four-year delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, native St. Louisan Jeffrey Zuckerman finally was formally inducted as a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts...

Rabbi Shira Singelenberg

New rabbi brings fresh perspective to St. Louis just in time for High Holy Days”

Published September 11, 2024

Shir Hadash Reconstructionist Community is excited to welcome Shira Singelenberg, a fifth-year rabbinical student, to St. Louis. Singelenberg is joining the community for the final year of her intensive two-year internship through the Reconstructionist...

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