Just in time for Hanukkah, archeologists revealed new evidence of the long battle between Hellenists and Hasmoneans in the holy land.
Hanukkah celebrates the 164 BCE victory of an army, led by a father and sons known as the Maccabees, over Hellenist...
Robin Washington, The Forward
• Published November 20, 2021
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For some time after the police murder of George Floyd last year, a stream of...
JONATHAN S. TOBIN, JNS
• Published November 20, 2021
(November 19, 2021 / JNS) Why won’t the United States and its allies confront China over its genocide of the Uyghurs? Everyone’s afraid of Beijing, and nobody wants to cost multinational corporations a lot of money. That’s the most obvious explanation...
JProStL, the association dedicated to supporting professionals working at Jewish organizations throughout St. Louis, is now accepting nominations for the Annual JProStL Peer Recognition Awards and the Annual JProStL Partnership Award.
Nominations are...
Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-Chief
• Published November 19, 2021
We will have barely cleared the dishes from Thanksgiving, when Hanukkah shows up a few days later — in November, no less.
If like me, you’re behind in your Hanukkah shopping — or haven’t even started! — perhaps some things in the Light’s...
A St. Louis man is in custody awaiting trial on a federal charge that he threatened to blow up Central Reform Congregation, according to a report first published on STLToday.com, the website of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
According to the Post-Dispatch,...
Shaked Karabelnicoff, Special from Jewish Unpacked
• Published October 28, 2021
It’s fall, which means ’tis the season for all-things pumpkin spice (if you like it or not). Pumpkin spice lattes, Oreos, cheesecake… these are all things I can get behind, because pumpkin spice is delicious.
But the latest pumpkin spice trend...
Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published October 26, 2021
Chabad of Chesterfield is launching a new course for women focused on Jewish rituals.
The course, “Well-Connected: It’s Not What You Know. It’s What You Do” explores “how while we often think that faith is a core set of beliefs surrounded...
By Chana Pollack, The Forward
• Published October 19, 2021
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