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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

Chabad will hold Shavuot programs at three locations

Published May 16, 2012

Chabad centers will be offering a triple-header of holiday fun with three Shavuot celebrations taking place throughout the St. Louis region on Shavuot, Sunday, May 27. The celebrations are open to the entire community, regardless of affiliation or background....

COAST (Chabad Ohr Atid Sunday Torah)

Meet one of the Light’s 2012 Unsung Heroes

Published May 2, 2012

COAST (Chabad Ohr Atid Sunday Torah) Sarah Lavin, Rachel Zuener, Shira Weissman, Elan Baskir, Zoe Tabachnick and Ari Rosenstrauch COAST is a collaborative effort of Chabad on Campus and Ohr Atid connecting Washington University student volunteers with...

‘Art of Marriage’ series offered

Published April 18, 2012

Chabad of Greater St. Louis and the Jewish Learning Institute are offering The Art of Marriage series in partnership with the JCC. The series is geared for all individuals, regardless of marital status and will meet for six consecutive Sunday mornings,...

Chabad to provide kosher food at Wash. U’s ThurtenE Carnival

Published April 18, 2012

For the ninth consecutive year, Washington University’s Chabad Student Association will host a kosher food concession at ThurtenE Carnival. The group will serve classic fare such as hot dogs, knishes, dill pickles and soft drinks. Over 50 other student...

Chabad offers drawing for free week of camp

Published February 15, 2012

Camp Gan Israel is giving away a free week of summer camp to three campers, selected at random from parents who register online at www.cgistl.com.The camp is offered by Chabad of Chesterfield and runs for five weeks, from June 25 to July 27 at Parkway...

‘Suspicious’ Israeli couple to be deported from India

JTAPublished February 7, 2012

JERUSALEM -- An Israeli couple reporteldy serving as Chabad emissaries in the Indian city of Kochi are being deported for "suspicious activities." The Times of India reported Tuesday that Shneor Zalman and Yaffa Shenoi, who arrived in the city in March...

The St. Louis Hillel building as it looks today; an addition to
the left of the building, which housed an auditorium, lobby,
kitchen and offices, was torn down last year.

A changed landscape, approach for St. Louis Hillel

Repps Hudson, Special to the Jewish LightPublished February 1, 2012

Jacqueline Ulin Levey believes college organizations such as Hillel have to be proactive when it comes to reaching out and engaging students. That's why the Jewish organization is now meeting students at places on campus where they hang out, including...

Chabad of Greater St. Louis Director Rabbi Yosef Landa, shown in
a Jewish Light file photo, will teach a six-part course on Jewish
business ethics, beginning Thursday, Jan. 26.

Chabad plans courses on Judaism’s relevance today, business ethics

Published January 18, 2012

Chabad's Jewish Learning Institute will begin two courses beginning in late January: one on Judaism's relevance in modern life, taking place over 11 Wednesday evenings starting Jan. 25 and another focusing on Jewish Business Ethics, taking place over...

New Chabad House opens following Christchurch earthquake

JTAPublished January 16, 2012

SYDNEY, Australia – A new Chabad House opened in Queenstown on New Zealand’s South Island just weeks before the organization’s center in Christchurch is razed following last years' devastating earthquake. Rabbi Shmuel Koppel established the...

Chana and Rabbi Avraham Lapine have started a new Chabad student
center at Mizzou. The couple is shown with their son, Mendel.

Chabad opens student center at Mizzou

By Repps Hudson, Special to the Jewish LightPublished November 23, 2011

Avraham Lapine hails from the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, N.Y. but the 25-year-old Lubavitcher rabbi says he has felt no culture shock since opening the new Chabad Jewish Student Center at the University of Missouri-Columbia two weeks ago. "My...

Chabad, JCC offer ‘Myths and Mysteries of Judaism’

Published November 9, 2011

Chabad's Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) will be partnering for the first time with the Jewish Community Center to present "Fascinating Facts: Exploring the Myths and Mysteries of Judaism," a newly developed six-session course commencing Monday, Nov....

Jewish Student Union works with other campus Jewish
organizations to offer diverse programming and events. Shown is
Matisyahu (right), whom JSU brought to campus in 2009, for an
acoustic set in Graham Chapel.Jewish Light file photo by Sam Guzik

Jewish Student Union at Wash U.

Published August 24, 2011

Just as every member of the student body at Washington University is a member of Student Union, every person on campus who identifies as a Jew is technically part of an umbrella organization for Jewish students called the Jewish Student Union (JSU).The...

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