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A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

War In Israel

Myles Rosenblum.

St. Louisan Myles Rosenblum to reflect on his service as an elite IDF paratrooper

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished December 3, 2024

“There is nothing I’d rather be doing with my life right now, more than serving the country of Israel,” said Myles Rosenblum, his voice steady with conviction, with just a hint of anger. “To my core and soul, nothing is more important. I know...

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before prominent Jewish donors at an event titled "Fighting Anti-Semitism in America" at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Washington D.C., Sept. 19, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

‘Hell to pay’ if hostages not released by inauguration day, Trump says

Andrew Bernard, JNSPublished December 2, 2024

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump vowed consequences for Hamas on Monday if the terror group did not release its hostages before inauguration day. Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump said that there had been “all talk, no action” to free...

Shirel Golan, at left, died by suicide in October. Her family says she didn't get the help she needed after surviving the Hamas massacre at the Nova music festival in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. (Courtesy Golan family)

Horror at Nova: Survivor crisis deepens with shocking new suicide claims!

Deborah Danan, JTAPublished December 2, 2024

PORAT, Israel — Eyal Golan sat at a table flanked by two citrus trees in his parents’ garden in the tranquil community of Porat — a makeshift office that, reluctantly, has become his command center. From here, he has given countless media interviews...

Israeli soldiers seen at a staging area near the Israeli border with Lebanon, Oct. 1, 2024.

Report: Israeli Security Cabinet approves truce with Lebanon

Akiva Van Koningsveld, JNSPublished November 26, 2024

The Israeli Security Cabinet voted on Tuesday to approve a 60-day truce with the Hezbollah terror organization in Lebanon, CNN reported. All Israel Defense Forces soldiers are expected to withdraw from Southern Lebanon over a 60-day “transition period,”...

First responders stand next to a crater where a rocket fired from Lebanon hit an area in northern Israel's Haifa district on October 31, 2024 (Ahmad Gharabli/ AFP)

Israeli security cabinet approves ceasefire with Hezbollah

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished November 26, 2024

(JTA) — Israel’s security cabinet has approved a U.S.-brokered ceasefire proposal with Hezbollah, which would end more than a year of conflict with the terror group on Israel’s border with Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu participate in a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Sept. 15, 2020. (Doug Mills/Pool/Getty Images)

Could Donald Trump’s win end the war in Gaza and bring the hostages home?

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished November 7, 2024

WASHINGTON — For months on the campaign trail, Donald Trump has said he wants the war in Gaza to end — even reportedly setting a timeline for Israel to finish its campaign against Hamas in the Palestinian territory by his inauguration.  He also...

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, left, chats with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in the Pentagon, June 25, 2024. (Ariel Herman)

Israeli defense minister Gallant, fired

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished November 5, 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, saying he no longer trusted him, a drastic step while Israel is fighting on multiple fronts, faces domestic political turmoil and is contending with regional and global...

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

Bipartisan support after Israel retaliates against Iran

By Jacob KornbluhPublished October 27, 2024

Strikes by Israel on military sites in Iran Friday night, an operation closely coordinated with the Biden administration, garnered rare bipartisan U.S. support. Both presidential candidates – Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald...

A general view of Tehran after several explosions were heard in Tehran,  Oct. 26, 2024. (Atta Kenare, AFP via Getty Images))

Israel hits Iranian military targets in retaliation for Oct. 1 missile barrage

Ron Kampeas, JTAPublished October 25, 2024

WASHINGTON — Israel said it hit military targets in Iran in retaliation for that country’s missile barrage on Oct. 1, apparently heeding Biden administration pleas to avoid oil fields or Iran’s nuclear program because of fears of escalation into...

Tal Schneider

“Where was the military?” Israeli journalist answers St. Louisans’ questions about Oct. 7

Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished October 22, 2024

Tal Schneider is an Israeli mom with a son and daughter serving in the Israel Defense Forces. She also happens to be a noted journalist, the political and diplomatic correspondent for the Times of Israel. On Oct. 17, Schneider shared her perspective on...

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...

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