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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

My congregation prayed at Tree of Life synagogue. Here’s how we are coping this Rosh Hashanah.

My congregation prayed at Tree of Life synagogue. Here’s how we are coping this Rosh Hashanah.

By Beth KissileffPublished September 19, 2019

PITTSBURGH (JTA) — Our sages teach us that “kol hatchalot kashot,” all beginnings are difficult.This phrase feels especially resonant this Rosh Hashanah.The man who blew the shofar last year at my Pittsburgh synagogue, New Light, is not here to...

Itta Werdiger Roth (Courtesy of Itta Werdiger Roth)

Itta Werdiger Roth’s pomegranate chicken recipe

BY BETH KISSILEFFPublished September 28, 2016

Itta Werdiger Roth, “supper-club impresario,” is the founder of the Brooklyn pop-up restaurant The Hester.“Pomegranates are not only in season but they are also one of the symbols of Rosh Hashanah,” Roth said. “It’s a win-win situation!”POMEGRANATE...

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