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St. Louis Jewish Light

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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

How Eli met Tziona

BY LEAH HAKIMIANPublished May 7, 2009

Her mother was born in St. Louis and so was his father, but Tziona met her bashert (intended mate) in Jerusalem. Maybe there's a hint of that in her name. Tziona Goldfarb attended religious Zionist schools and made aliya in 1999 with her siblings and...

April 14, 2008

BY LEAH HAKIMIANPublished May 1, 2008

"I never went out searching for a boyfriend, " says Mali Dahari, 31, who grew up in the northern Israeli city of Netanya. "I always said that someday my groom will come walking through my door. My friends used to laugh at me. But that's exactly what happened....

How Steve met Sarah…

BY LEAH HAKIMIANPublished January 23, 2008

It was like a Hollywood romance. They were at the top of the Eiffel Tower, the winter of 2006, when Steve popped the question - actually two questions. He asked Sarah to be his wife and to be Noah's mom. "Noah has already asked me to be his new mommy,...

How Ronen met Amy

BY LEAH HAKIMIANPublished October 17, 2007

In real life, Amy Abrams fell in love with her best friend, Ronen Glimer. Her role was a bit like that of Julia Roberts in the film "My Best Friend's Wedding. " Only Amy was lucky. Ronen had no intention of marrying someone else Still, their romance took...

How Lloyd metShira…

BY LEAH HAKIMIANPublished September 11, 2007

What one sees on the surface is not necessarily what's out there. "That's for sure, " says Shira Lissek, 32. She was getting ready to serve as a cantor for the high holidays when she met the man who would propose to her. "He first approached me when he...

How Lloyd metShira…

BY LEAH HAKIMIANPublished September 11, 2007

What one sees on the surface is not necessarily what's out there. "That's for sure, " says Shira Lissek, 32. She was getting ready to serve as a cantor for the high holidays when she met the man who would propose to her. "He first approached me when he...

How Etan met Marcel…

BY LEAH HAKIMIANPublished August 14, 2007

Being married to a star is not always a starring role, " according to pop culture wisdom. "But usually it is, " says Marcel Goldman, who loves her role as wife of Etan Goldman. Etan Goldman, a star who goes by the name Etan G, The Jewish Rapper, appears...

How Etan met Marcel…

BY LEAH HAKIMIANPublished August 14, 2007

Being married to a star is not always a starring role, " according to pop culture wisdom. "But usually it is, " says Marcel Goldman, who loves her role as wife of Etan Goldman. Etan Goldman, a star who goes by the name Etan G, The Jewish Rapper, appears...

How Uri met Michal

BY LEAH HAKIMIANPublished July 3, 2007

Hiking was his passion, and he loved the desert, but Uri Meller had second thoughts when his friend Einav pressed him to go on a hiking trip. Uri and Einav had been friends for about 11 years when she invited him to join the four-day outing. He had other...

How Gary met Lindsay

BY LEAH HAKIMIANPublished June 6, 2007

On the one hand, Gary was between jobs, and it didn't seem like the best time to take a vacation. On the other hand, he was being offered a free trip to Israel. Still, 16 people had just been killed in Haifa, where a terrorist detonated a bomb. Then again,...

How Marty met Ila

How Marty met Ila

BY LEAH HAKIMIANPublished May 2, 2007

Is there life after the death of a spouse? For the bereaved, the answer is a black-and-white "no. " But life is often surprising and provides more than one round of happiness. Take, for example, Marty Schulman and his bride, Ila Manner, who recently returned...

Sometimes those matchmaking Internet sites work

BY LEAH HAKIMIANPublished November 7, 2006

Do I really want to try JDate or Jcupid? Rhea and Simon joined both. That's how they met and married. Here's the story in Rhea's words: "I have used friends, colleagues, matchmakers, and the Internet in several countries. One day, I was at home using...

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