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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
Nik Jakobs holding the Torah donated to him by Temple B’nai Israel in White Oak, Pennsylvania. A moving truck is in the background. Photo by Benyamin Cohen
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Dodi Taylor.
Shirley Mosinger shows off pieces from her collection of miniature shoes, including high heel erasers (top right), salt-and-pepper-shaker boots (center), a shoe oil lamp (above right) and a 1904 World’s Fair souvenir.
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Nik Jakobs holding the Torah donated to him by Temple B’nai Israel in White Oak, Pennsylvania. A moving truck is in the background. Photo by Benyamin Cohen
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Gateway Arch photo by Brittany Moore/Pexels
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Brothers Lazaroff to headline two benefit concerts for tornado relief
Brothers Lazaroff to headline two benefit concerts for tornado relief
Dodi Taylor.
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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)
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Israeli troops preparing for battle during the Six-Day War in 1967. (Three Lions/Getty Images)
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Lisa Turnquist of Louisville, Colorado, lays flowers and a flag at the site of the attack outside the Boulder County Courthouse on June 2, 2025 in Boulder. (Chet Strange/Getty Images)
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Usually, a mezuzah is a sign of a Jewish house — but imagine stepping closer to see that the mezuzah on the door is engraved with a cross. Illustration by Mira Fox/Canva
The Jesus mezuzah? Why this Christian twist is sparking Jewish outrage
Police work at the scene after an attack that injured multiple people in Boulder, Colorado, U.S. June 1, 2025 in a still image from video. ABC AFFILIATE KMGH via REUTERS
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Rep. Elise Stefanik testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on her nomination to be Ambassador to the United Nations on Jan. 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
Trump ally targets Truman scholar for being ‘pro-Hamas’

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Dictionary definition of antisemitism.

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Shirley Mosinger shows off pieces from her collection of miniature shoes, including high heel erasers (top right), salt-and-pepper-shaker boots (center), a shoe oil lamp (above right) and a 1904 World’s Fair souvenir.

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