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

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

St. Louis Jewish Light
All content by By Abigail Klein Leichman
Israeli players celebrating their advancement to the semifinals at the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Photo courtesy of UEFA

Israel qualifies for Olympic soccer, first time in 48 years

By Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel 21c
Published July 3, 2023

Viral video shows Israeli dad saving his child from a coyote

By Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c
Published December 5, 2022
Children ride their bicycles along the empty Jerusalem roads, on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, and the holiest of Jewish holidays. Israel came to a standstill for 25-hours during the high holiday of Yom Kippur when observant Jews fast and Israelis are prohibited from driving. September 16, 2021. Photo by Jamal Awad/Flash 90 *** Local Caption *** יום כיפור כיפורים רחוב ריק רחובות ריקים אופניים ירושלים כביש

10 things you need to know about Yom Kippur

By Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c
Published September 28, 2022

Israeli actress Shira Haas lands role in ‘Captain America’

By Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c
Published September 12, 2022
Tubes at a laboratory at Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem. Photo by Flash90.

Why Israel is becoming a hub for Parkinson’s research

By Abigail Klein Leichman
Published April 5, 2021
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How to keep sales calls from misleading customers

By Abigail Klein Leichman
Published March 30, 2021
Israeli cyclist Roi Sadan rides his bicycle towards the Old City of Jerusalem on September 14, 2011. Photo by Kobi Gideon/FLASH90

World-cycling Israeli dies but his organs save 6 lives

By Abigail Klein Leichman
Published March 19, 2021
“Him & Her” coproducers Daria Geller and Yuval Orr. Photo by Alexey Kudrick

Why Israeli short films are winning international awards

By Abigail Klein Leichman
Published March 14, 2021
Bnei Menashe immigrants are welcomed to Israel. Photo by Laura Ben-David

The return of a Lost Tribe of Israel, 27 centuries later

By Abigail Klein Leichman
Published January 18, 2021
The newly found Lasioglossum dorchini bees – female on left, male on right. Photo by Alain Pauly/Belgian Journal of Entomology

A new bee species is discovered in Israel

By Abigail Klein Leichman
Published January 11, 2021
Netta Barzilai in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final. Photo via Wikipedia

The zany hats of Maor Zabar

By Abigail Klein Leichman
Published December 21, 2020
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