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

St. Louis Jewish Light
All content by Pesach Benson
2,800-year-old carnelian scarab featuring a griffon—a mythical winged horse—was discovered by a hiker in Israel’s Nahal Tabor Nature Reserve. Photo by Anastasia Shapiro, Israel Antiquities Authority.

IDF reservist unearths 2,800-year-old amulet on day off

Pesach Benson, JNS
Published February 7, 2024
An Israeli soldier talks with Tal, 9, and Gal Goldstein, 11, of Kfar Aza, on their way back to Israel from Hamas captivity, Nov. 26, 2023.

Son of Hamas founder urges Israel to kill his father if hostages not freed

Pesach Benson, JNS
Published November 29, 2023
IDF reservists board an Israel Air Force Hercules transport plane in an undisclosed European country, Oct. 9, 2023. Credit: IDF.

Israel airlifts military reservists from Europe

Pesach Benson, Jewish News Syndicate
Published October 10, 2023
IDF soldier Ortal Butvia.

IDF soldier with Down’s syndrome swaps army uniform for chef’s hat

Pesach Benson, JNS
Published September 18, 2023
Beach discovery unveils 3,000 year old secret

Beach discovery unveils 3,000 year old secret

PESACH BENSON, Jewish News Syndicate
Published June 22, 2023
Israeli President Isaac Herzog with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in Jerusalem, June 5, 2023

St. Louis native Sam Altman meets with Israeli President Herzog to discuss ChatGPT

PESACH BENSON, Jewish News Service
Published June 5, 2023

COVID-19 imperils local Jewish media. That’s bad news for everyone.

Pesach Benson
Published October 8, 2020
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