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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

The Lesson. Courtesy Chaiflicks

‘The Lesson,’ a gripping Israeli drama, casts spotlight on thorny social issues straight from the headlines

BY ERIC BERGER, JTA NATIVE CONTENT TEAMPublished July 13, 2023

There are so many elements to unpack in the extraordinary Israeli drama “The Lesson” — which is based on a true story and won the best series award at the Cannes International Series Festival last year — that it’s hard to know where to begin. The...

Rob Koritz (Photo from Darkstarorchestra.net)

Chai Frequency Radio podcast: Dark Star Orchestra drummer talks music, Camp Sabra

By Eric Berger, Associate EditorPublished July 6, 2020

Rob Koritz, a drummer in Dark Star Orchestra, one of the most popular Grateful Dead tribute bands, talks to Associate Editor Eric Berger about life during the coronavirus pandemic and how painful it is to not be able to spend time at two of his favorite...

Eric Berger is a staff writer for the Jewish Light.

Journalists are not the enemy, we’re just doing our jobs

By Eric BergerPublished February 2, 2017

It must have slipped my mind that the Washington Post and The New York Times reporters have a secret handshake to let one another know that they are part of the same tribe known as “The Dishonest Media.”I’m wondering whether I have amnesia or if...

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