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

St. Louis Jewish Light
All content by Samira Mehta
A chuppah is used in many Jewish weddings, but how it’s decorated can weave other cultures into the ceremony, too.

For American Jews, are interfaith weddings the new normal?

Samira Mehta, Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies & Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
Published May 28, 2024
Natural materials like palm fronds, tree branches or reeds typically create the top of the sukkah.

On Sukkot, the Jewish ‘Festival of booths,’ each sukkah is as unique as the person who builds it

Samira Mehta, University of Colorado, Boulder
Published September 26, 2023
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