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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

The Orthodox Unions hechsher (mark of kosher certification) is
visible at Hagafen Cellars.

Kosher wine to kvell about

By Gail Appleson, Special to the jewish LightPublished December 28, 2011

NAPA, Calif. — Ernie Weir began working as a viticulturist at Domaine Chandon, the Napa Valley arm of the prestigious Champagne house Moet & Chandon, in 1973 at a time when an American wine renaissance was taking shape. It also was a period, says...

Mark Lumpkin, Ph.D

Tending to body, mind and spirit at the spa

BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished December 21, 2011

The spa at the Jewish Community Center's Staenberg Family Complex is a haven, a quiet place to relax and unwind with a little help from the eight certified massage therapists there - and it's getting even better."We have a gorgeous facility with a range...

Activist Ed Rosenthal, shown in an undated photo in a marijuana greenhouse, says Jews have a special affinity to marijuana. (Photo courtesy of Ed Rosenthal)

Plenty of Jews on board California’s bid to legalize marijuana

By Sue FishkoffPublished October 27, 2010

OAKLAND, Calif. (JTA) -- Ed Rosenthal has been working to legalize marijuana in California since he moved to the state in 1972. Vindication may finally be at hand for the Bronx-born former hippie. On Nov. 2, California voters will consider Proposition...

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