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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

Celebrating Sephardic traditions

By Margi Lenga Kahn, Special to the Jewish LightPublished April 4, 2012

“Tradition,” sings Tevye in “Fiddler on the Roof,” is the way mothers teach daughters to “make a proper home, a quiet home, a kosher home.” These traditions pass from generation to generation, shaped by our countries of origin. Where we came...

Thousands turn out for kosher chili contest in Dallas

JTAPublished March 20, 2012

Temple Shalom won the first turkey chili competition at the Kosher Chili Cook-Off in Dallas. More than 4,500 chili fans attended the competition at Tiferet Israel in Dallas. As always, the event featured meat and vegetarian categories, but turkey was...

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