By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published October 19, 2016
There are 166,000 personalized license plates in Missouri, but there’s only one MOHEL. Fittingly, it belongs to an actual mohel, Rabbi Mike Rovinsky.Rovinsky first had MOHEL license plates when he was based in Texas. He got Missouri MOHEL plates when...
Tracy Reichman Kalik, attorney and former St. Louisan, and her partners were honored as Trial Lawyers of the Year from Public Justice. They were part of the team that litigated Linde v. Arab Bank, one of the first cases to hold international banks accountable...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published October 5, 2016
BENTON, Ill. — The chirping of crickets filters through the cool night air drifting in the open doors of a low-slung unmarked building on West Park Street in Benton, a small Illinois town of 7,000 along Interstate 57, about 100 miles southeast of St....
Jewish historian Benjamin Gampel will be the featured speaker at the Morris and Fannie Jick Kallah Scholar-in-Residence Shabbat on Sept. 23 and 24 at Congregation B’nai Amoona.Gampel is the Dina and Eli Field Family Chair in Jewish History at the Jewish...
“The Jewish Federation of St. Louis is not a fundraising organization.”When I first made this statement, it struck a lot of people as a strange thing to say. Yes, the Jewish Federation of St. Louis raises as much as $20 million each year, including...
Former St. Louisan and Jewish rock recording artist, Sheldon Low, has released his fifth album, “Life.” The first single off the album entitled “Shehecheyanu (To Life)” was selected as the opening track for NFTY Ruach 5775, giving Low the distinction...
Robert D. Litz has been reappointed chairman of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis. Litz is president of United States Arbitration & Mediation and serves on the Mediator and Senior Arbitrator...
Rita Claire White (nee Cholet) died on Friday, July 15, 2016 at the age of 85. Wife of the late Edward A. White; dear daughter of the late Harold F. and Virginia (nee Hennessy) Cholet. Loving twin of the late Richard Cholet. Sister of Margaret (Joe)...
Dr. Kenneth M. Ludmerer has received the 2016 Distinguished Service Award from the Washington University School of Medicine and the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Osler Society.He attends Congregation Temple Israel.Tennis Industry...
Nusach Hari B’nai Zion is hosting a new series with stand-alone presentations from strong community advocates for Israel and Jews, focusing on the “15 Worst Lies about Israel and the Truth to Combat Them.” The six-part series will be held on Wednesdays,...
Helping parents help their childrenThis being the issue when our monthly Mishpacha (parenting) section runs (pages 12A-13A), the timing seemed perfect to announce a new membership website launching here July 15 for parents of children ages 0 to 12.It’s...
NEW YORK (JTA) — Welcoming teens into Jewish life is both one of the most important and seemingly challenging endeavors of the Jewish community. The rapid decline in teen engagement in Jewish life post-b’nai mitzvah is well-documented and depressing....
