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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 Ron Kampeas
President Joe Biden shakes hands with Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker during a Hanukkah holiday reception in the Grand Foyer of the White House, Dec. 19, 2022. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Biden vows antisemitism fight in Passover message: ‘I am committed to the safety of the Jewish people’

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published April 5, 2023
Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States speaks at the CPAC Washington, DC conference at Gaylord National Harbor Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, March 4, 2023. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Manhattan jury indicts Donald Trump, who promptly invokes Soros

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published March 30, 2023
Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis waves to supporters at the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas, Nov. 19, 2022. (Wade Vandervort, /AFP via Getty Images)

Ron DeSantis is heading to Jerusalem to talk about ‘unnecessarily strained relations’ between the US and Israel

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published March 29, 2023
President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to Wolfspeed, a semiconductor manufacturer as he kicks off his Investing in America Tour in Durham, North Carolina, March 28, 2023. (Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images)

Biden says Israel ‘cannot continue down this road,’ says he won’t invite Netanyahu soon

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published March 28, 2023

Netanyahu fires defense minister

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published March 26, 2023
Elliot Resnick, then editor-in-chief of The Jewish Press, was among the group that breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (Screenshot from YouTube)

Jewish journalist charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Ron Kampeas, J
Published March 16, 2023

Israeli president warns of a looming, bloody ‘real civil war’

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published March 15, 2023
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a cabinet meeting on the state budget, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on March 5, 2023. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)

Israeli F-15 pilots to ditch training to protest Netanyahu’s judicial reforms

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published March 5, 2023
Stock photo of the U.S. Supreme Court. (Joe Daniel Price/Getty Images)

ADL, AJC join Orthodox groups in Supreme Court case on supporting religious protections in the workplace

Ron Kampeas
Published March 2, 2023
Israeli troops kill at least 10 Palestinians in Nablus shootout

Israeli troops kill at least 10 Palestinians in Nablus shootout

Ron Kampeas
Published February 22, 2023

In rare critique, Jewish federations come out against Netanyahu’s judicial reform

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published February 21, 2023
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks to guests at the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas, Nov. 19, 2022.

Pro-Israel Nikki Haley is first Republican to challenge Trump

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published February 14, 2023
Dictionary definition of antisemitism.

AJC survey: 4 in 10 American Jews felt less secure last year, higher than in 2021

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published February 13, 2023
Eli Rosenbaum, the new head of the War Crimes Accountability Team at the U.S. Department of Justice, photographed in his office in Washington, D.C., Aug. 24, 2018. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Eli Rosenbaum takes skills honed Nazi-hunting to investigating war crimes in Ukraine

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published February 10, 2023
Israeli Americans protest the new Israeli government in Washington Square Park in New York City, Feb. 5, 2023. (Courtesy of protesters)

‘We have to leave our comfort zone’: Cautious but determined, Israeli expats protest Netanyahu’s government

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published February 8, 2023
Joe Rogan anchors the broadcast during the UFC 281 event at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Nov. 12, 2022. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC/Getty Images) Image used via permission from JTA.

Joe Rogan: ‘The idea that Jewish people are not into money is ridiculous’

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published February 7, 2023
Former Jewish journalist pleads guilty to Jan. 6 felony

Former Jewish journalist pleads guilty to Jan. 6 felony

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published February 4, 2023

13-year-old Palestinian shoots 2 in Jerusalem as violence flares and government flexes

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published January 30, 2023
Israel's concrete barrier separating the Jewish settlement of Neve Yaakov (foreground) in the northern part of east Jerusalem and the Palestinian area of al-Ram (background) in the West Bank. (Oct. 2020). (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images)

At least 7 dead in Shabbat shooting attack on Jerusalem synagogue

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published January 27, 2023

Over 90 countries, including allies, express ‘deep concern’ over Israel’s retaliation against Palestinians

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published January 18, 2023

Long Island Republicans call on George Santos to resign

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published January 11, 2023
Judge slashes Charlottesville penalties by 90%, from $26M awarded by jury to $2.35M

Judge slashes Charlottesville penalties by 90%, from $26M awarded by jury to $2.35M

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published January 4, 2023
Biden references the Hanukkah story during DC press conference with Zelensky

Biden references the Hanukkah story during DC press conference with Zelensky

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published December 21, 2022

‘An epidemic of hate’: Biden administration officials meet with Jewish leaders to tackle rising antisemitism

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published December 7, 2022

Lee Zeldin won’t seek GOP chair but will assume Jewish GOP leadership role

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published December 7, 2022

Doug Emhoff to chair White House roundtable on rising antisemitism

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published December 5, 2022

Steven Salen, a tailor who survived the Holocaust and dressed presidents, dies at 103

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published December 5, 2022

Blinken: US will judge Israeli government on its policies, not its politicians

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published December 5, 2022

Abe Foxman: If Smotrich and Ben-Gvir get their way, Israel will lose me and American Jews

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published December 2, 2022

Netanyahu on Trump’s dinner with Kanye West and Nick Fuentes: ‘He shouldn’t do that’

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published November 30, 2022

Trump’s former antisemitism czar calls Trump out for meeting with Kanye West and Nick Fuentes

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published November 28, 2022

Jewish security group credited with averting NY attack says an antisemitic murder in Arizona could have been prevented

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published November 23, 2022

Steny Hoyer, longtime pro-Israel Democrat, steps down from House leadership role

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published November 20, 2022

Netanyahu to Republican Jews: My controversial 2015 speech in Congress led to Abraham Accords

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published November 20, 2022

Donald Trump tells Jewish Republicans he sees ‘no reason’ to go back to Twitter

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published November 19, 2022

Addressing Jewish Republicans, Kevin McCarthy promises to yank Ilhan Omar from House Foreign Affairs Committee

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published November 19, 2022

From bat mitzvah guest to backer of Israel in Congress: Nancy Pelosi’s Jewish journey

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published November 17, 2022
Reports: FBI opens up new inquiry into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh

Reports: FBI opens up new inquiry into the killing of Shireen Abu Akleh

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published November 14, 2022
Elaine Luria, Jewish Democrat on the Jan. 6 committee, loses House race in Virginia

Elaine Luria, Jewish Democrat on the Jan. 6 committee, loses House race in Virginia

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published November 8, 2022
Michael Bennet and Jared Polis secure wins in Colorado

Michael Bennet and Jared Polis secure wins in Colorado

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published November 8, 2022

Mastriano’s campaign ends with ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ parody performed by Messianic Jew

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published November 8, 2022

Israel and Lebanon sign US-brokered maritime boundaries deal

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published October 27, 2022

Trump again decries lack of US Jewish appreciation for him

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published October 16, 2022
David Cicilline, Jewish progressive, is new chair of House Middle East subcommittee

David Cicilline, Jewish progressive, is new chair of House Middle East subcommittee

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published September 29, 2022
A White House summit tackles right-wing extremism with talk of security, hugs — and Christian forgiveness

A White House summit tackles right-wing extremism with talk of security, hugs — and Christian forgiveness

Ron Kampeas, JTA
Published September 29, 2022

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach says his longtime friend Mehmet Oz’s Senate run is ‘tragedy for the Jewish people’

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published September 21, 2022

Queen Elizabeth, whose reign encompassed the 20th-century ascent of British Jewry, dead at 96

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published September 8, 2022
Jan. 6 Proud Boy rioter who approached Sen. Schumer and made antisemitic joke in chat is sentenced

Jan. 6 Proud Boy rioter who approached Sen. Schumer and made antisemitic joke in chat is sentenced

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published August 30, 2022
Harlene Winnick Appelman, Jewish educator and longtime Covenant Foundation leader, dies at 75

Harlene Winnick Appelman, Jewish educator and longtime Covenant Foundation leader, dies at 75

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published August 25, 2022
Turkey and Israel to restore full diplomatic relations after 4-year break

Turkey and Israel to restore full diplomatic relations after 4-year break

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published August 17, 2022
Mahmoud Abbas accuses Israel of ‘Holocausts’ and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz takes heat for not responding

Mahmoud Abbas accuses Israel of ‘Holocausts’ and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz takes heat for not responding

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published August 16, 2022

Shelley Greenspan, a veteran of national Jewish groups, to be next White House Jewish liaison

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published July 27, 2022

Israel’s Lapid and Jordan’s Abdullah meet to discuss regional defense, economic cooperation

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published July 27, 2022

Blinken meets with Shireen Abu Akleh’s family, pledges to ‘pursue accountability’ in her killing

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published July 27, 2022

Yehuda Meshi Zahav, the angel who became a monster

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published July 7, 2022

NATO office on Texas Air Force Base removes print of storied Nazi combat pilot and his plane

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published June 28, 2022

Leading Orthodox group praises Supreme Court ruling on football coach’s prayer

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published June 28, 2022

Doron Almog, retired general and disabilities advocate, set to head Jewish Agency

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published June 16, 2022

Novelist A.B. Yehoshua, dissector and lover of Israel and the Jews, dies at 85

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published June 14, 2022
A cop displayed Nazi symbols and joked about the Holocaust. A city near Seattle paid him $1.5 million to go away

A cop displayed Nazi symbols and joked about the Holocaust. A city near Seattle paid him $1.5 million to go away

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published June 14, 2022
Jan. 6-related filing reveals U.S. Marine was jailed for plot to shoot up synagogue

Jan. 6-related filing reveals U.S. Marine was jailed for plot to shoot up synagogue

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published June 13, 2022

Jan. 6 hearing revelation: Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump said they privately accepted Donald Trump’s loss

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published June 10, 2022

Lawmakers launch bipartisan push for defense arrangement between Israel and Arab neighbors

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published June 9, 2022

5 Jewish questions about the Jan. 6 committee hearings, answered

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published June 8, 2022

Vote on extending Israeli protections to Jewish settlers fails and threatens Bennett government

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published June 8, 2022

In Jerusalem, identical twins give birth to boys on the same day

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published June 1, 2022

US ‘strongly opposes’ Israel’s plan to expand settlements, but Biden’s visit still scheduled

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published May 6, 2022
For Orthodox Jewish groups, it’s wait and see on the reversal of abortion rights

For Orthodox Jewish groups, it’s wait and see on the reversal of abortion rights

RON KAMPEAS
Published May 4, 2022

Doug Emhoff says being the second gentleman brought him closer to Judaism

RON KAMPEAS
Published April 29, 2022

Shooting in downtown Tel Aviv leaves 2 dead, at least 4 in serious condition

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published April 7, 2022
In this handout photo provided by the Israel Defenses Force, freed Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit (L) walks with his father Noam Shalit at Tel Nof Airbase, Oct. 18, 2011. (Israel Defense Forces via Getty Images)

Noam Shalit, the Israeli father whose campaign led to the release of his captive son, dies at 68

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published March 30, 2022
Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin spoke to white nationalists a week after she asked a rabbi if she could help fight antisemitism

Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin spoke to white nationalists a week after she asked a rabbi if she could help fight antisemitism

RON KAMPEAS
Published March 9, 2022

JFNA adds gun reform and LGBTQ advocacy back to policy priority list

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published February 20, 2022
Jewish federations umbrella group removes gun control and LGBTQ advocacy from policy priority list

Jewish federations umbrella group removes gun control and LGBTQ advocacy from policy priority list

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published February 17, 2022
Trude Feldman, Jewish reporter who spoke to presidents and prime ministers, dies at 97

Trude Feldman, Jewish reporter who spoke to presidents and prime ministers, dies at 97

RON KAMPEAS
Published February 11, 2022
All Texas synagogue hostages ‘out alive and safe’ after harrowing 12-hour standoff

All Texas synagogue hostages ‘out alive and safe’ after harrowing 12-hour standoff

RON KAMPEAS, JTA
Published January 15, 2022

After Patrick Leahy’s retirement, Dianne Feinstein could become the first Jew to be 3rd in line for the presidency

Ron Kampeas
Published November 16, 2021

Jewish groups join denouncers of Michael Flynn for calling on the US to have ‘one religion’

Ron Kampeas
Published November 15, 2021
Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-Bronx/Westchester, left, meets with Sally Abed and Alon-Lee Green of Standing Together, a progressive Jewish-Arab grassroots movement, during his visit to Israel and Palestinian-controlled areas as part of a Congressional delegation arranged by J Street, Nov. 8, 2021. (Via Twitter)

Jamaal Bowman, Squad member, joins J Street tour of Israel and meets Yair Lapid

Ron Kampeas
Published November 9, 2021
Rabbi Yudi Steiner leads George Washington University students in song and dance as they mark the destruction of an imitation Torah in a frat house in Washington DC, Nov. 1, 2021. (Ron Kampeas)

On a Washington DC campus, an imitation Torah triggers real mourning

Ron Kampeas
Published November 2, 2021

Ted Cruz defends using a Nazi salute to protest COVID-19 public health measures

Ron Kampeas
Published October 28, 2021

Florida halts new investments in Ben & Jerry’s parent company over West Bank sales boycott

Ron Kampeas
Published October 26, 2021

The national Sunrise movement says it did not have advance notice of DC affiliate’s broadside against Jewish groups

Ron Kampeas
Published October 21, 2021

Glenn Youngkin, GOP nominee for Virginia governor, accuses George Soros of filling school boards with ‘disguised’ political operatives

Ron Kampeas
Published October 21, 2021
Graphic of the Beresheet spacecraft (Courtesy/SpaceIL)

United Arab Emirates to join Israel in moon shot

Ron Kampeas
Published October 20, 2021

Rachel Levine is named an admiral, becoming the most senior transgender person in the uniformed services

Ron Kampeas
Published October 20, 2021

Colin Powell, who brokered the Middle East ‘road map’ to peace, dies at 84

Ron Kampeas
Published October 18, 2021

With Yair Lapid at his side, Blinken uses a word that Israel has been longing to hear on Iran

Ron Kampeas
Published October 14, 2021

Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania’s AG, declares candidacy for governor

Ron Kampeas
Published October 11, 2021
Zev Zalman Ludwick, once a denizen of the heavy metal music scene, poses in his luthier studio in Silver Spring, Maryland on May 23, 2021. (Ron Kampeas)

Jews, drugs and rock ’n’ roll: The Jewish stories behind a heavy metal cult classic film

Ron Kampeas
Published October 8, 2021

Israel hints Oman is next to join Abraham Accords

Ron Kampeas
Published October 6, 2021

Former Trump aide Stephanie Grisham accuses Jewish congressional candidate Max Miller of abuse

Ron Kampeas
Published October 6, 2021

Rand Paul obstructs quick vote on Iron Dome funding

Ron Kampeas
Published October 5, 2021

Kamala Harris ‘strongly disagrees’ with student who said Israel was carrying out ethnic genocide

Ron Kampeas
Published October 1, 2021

In one more hurdle for Iron Dome, Rand Paul refuses to fast-track $1 billion in new funding

Ron Kampeas
Published September 30, 2021
Rep. Andy Levin, D-Mich., is seen at the House steps of the Capitol during the last votes of the week on Thursday, May 20, 2021. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Andy Levin says his friendship with Rashida Tlaib gives him hope for Israel

Ron Kampeas
Published September 30, 2021
A flier distributed by a Republican candidate for Virginia's statehouse in the 2021 elections depicts the Jewish incumbent with piles of gold coins. (Ron Kampeas)

GOP flier in Virginia House race shows Jewish Democrat and a pile of gold coins

Ron Kampeas
Published September 30, 2021

The vast majority of progressives overwhelmingly backed Iron Dome funding — but with a caveat

Ron Kampeas
Published September 27, 2021

In his first UN speech, Naftali Bennett sounded different than Netanyahu

Ron Kampeas
Published September 27, 2021
‘Yes, I wept’: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez explains her ‘present’ vote on Iron Dome, and the tears that followed

‘Yes, I wept’: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez explains her ‘present’ vote on Iron Dome, and the tears that followed

Ron Kampeas
Published September 24, 2021
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