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

St. Louis Jewish Light
Rachael Sage.
This St. Louis-made kosher bourbon has a backstory — and a bite
Eric Orwoll is co-founder of Return to the Land, which is establishing a segregated community in Arkansas. Courtesy of screenshot from Eric Orwoll Return to the Land video
Security officers surround the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, on May 22, 2025, following a shooting that left two people dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum the day before. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
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Rachael Sage.
Chutzpah and chords: Jewish pop artist Rachael Sage comes to St. Louis
This St. Louis-made kosher bourbon has a backstory — and a bite
This St. Louis-made kosher bourbon has a backstory — and a bite
Eric Orwoll is co-founder of Return to the Land, which is establishing a segregated community in Arkansas. Courtesy of screenshot from Eric Orwoll Return to the Land video
No Jews allowed—just 222 miles from St. Louis, white supremacists build a ‘Christian nationalist’ town
St. Louis Friends of Israel announces new grant program
St. Louis Friends of Israel announces new grant program
Burton Wice and Rona
Jewish St. Louisan’s bird dog is a national field champ
Jewish bikers roar back into St. Louis with tribute for Holocaust education
Jewish bikers roar back into St. Louis with tribute for Holocaust education
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Eric Orwoll is co-founder of Return to the Land, which is establishing a segregated community in Arkansas. Courtesy of screenshot from Eric Orwoll Return to the Land video
No Jews allowed—just 222 miles from St. Louis, white supremacists build a ‘Christian nationalist’ town
Security officers surround the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, on May 22, 2025, following a shooting that left two people dead outside the Capital Jewish Museum the day before. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
DHS releases $94 million of security grants for Jewish institutions as remainder of funding stalls
Gimme shelter: As sirens wailed, Israelis made the most of life underground
Isaac Dechtman of Denver and his parents Evan and Jennifer comfort each other at the Boulder County Courthouse on Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado, on June 3, 2025, two days after 12 people marching to raise awareness for Israeli hostages in Gaza were injured in a "targeted act of violence" by a man wielding incendiary devices. (Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Boulder firebombing victim Karen Diamond, 82, dies of her injuries
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., is pictured on July 30, 2024. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Supreme Court allows US terrorism victims to sue Palestinian entities
Israelis rejoice while awaiting the arrival of the rescued Entebbe hostages at Ben Gurion Airport on July 4, 1976. Photo Ya’acov Sa’ar, Israeli Government Press Office, CC BY-SA 3.0
This week in Israeli history: June 30-July 6

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