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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

Rabbi Amy Feder

TI’s renovated Deutsch Center is back making connections

By Rabbi Amy FederPublished December 3, 2020

Temple Israel students who began college this year have a special nickname for themselves. It doesn’t have to do with COVID-19 or with their time in confirmation class or shared experiences during their b’nai mitzvah year. They call themselves “Miss...

Temple Israel volunteers prepared and delivered Thanksgiving meals to those in need. This is the 34th year of the annual volunteer effort. During other years, guests are served a meal at Temple Israel, but due to the pandemic, TI delivered meals to those in need. This year, TI delivered meals to more than 350 individuals and families.

Photos: TI volunteers prepare Thanksgiving meals for those in need

Published November 27, 2020

Temple Israel volunteers prepared and delivered Thanksgiving meals to those in need. This is the 34th year of the annual volunteer effort. During other years, guests are served a meal at Temple Israel, but due to the pandemic, TI delivered meals to those...

Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose

Jewish groups explore when, how to reopen

BY ERIC BERGER, ASSOCIATE EDITORPublished May 21, 2020

Rabbi Carnie Rose has thought about what summer camp at Congregation B’nai Amoona with no singing would sound like. Some public health officials say that the projection that comes with singing could spray the coronavirus further than normal speech...

St. Louis synagogues providing live streaming

St. Louis synagogues providing live streaming

Published March 25, 2020

Listing below provided by the St. Louis Rabbinical and Cantorial Association, with additional information from congregations directly• Bais Abraham (Orthodox): Daily Tehillim, Halakha and Mishnah Monday through Friday at 7 a.m. Online at https://zoom.us/j/297962649...

James Caan (right) and Tom Hollander in the 2019 film ‘Holy Lands.’  

Temple Israel to host Israeli Film Festival

Published March 1, 2020

Congregation Temple Israel is hosting its 13th annual Israeli Film Festival on Sunday, March 15 from 3:30 to 8 p.m. Guests will enjoy two Israeli films and Israeli-style refreshments and cuisine during intermission and are welcome to attend one film...

Rabbi Amy Feder

What do we miss when we tune out perspectives that differ from our own?

By Rabbi Amy FederPublished January 24, 2020

This week’s parasha begins with a communication breakdown. In its opening lines, G-d shares something fantastic with Moses: G-d has remembered the Israelites and is going to take them out of slavery. Wonderful news! Time for the Israelites to rejoice...

Congregation Temple Israel will hold a St. Louis-area scavenger hunt on Saturday night, Sept. 7. Teams of participants age 21 and up will visit sites around the city. Above, Rabbis Michael Alper and Amy Feder (at left) are shown with participants in last year’s scavenger hunt. 

Wandering Jews: A scavenger hunt to benefit Temple Israel

Published August 23, 2019

Congregation Temple Israel is once again hosting a St. Louis-area scavenger hunt on Saturday night, Sept. 7. Each team (cars of six or less) will have to use their creativity to hunt for abstract items including themes, people, landmarks, household items...

Students at Monroe Elementary School in St. Louis city help Dr. Terry Weiss unload his weekly delivery of food from Operation Food Search. Photo: Bill Motchan

Dr. Terry Weiss: Devoting retirement to helping those who need it

BY ERIC BERGER, ASSOCIATE EDITORPublished May 30, 2019

About a month after the 2014 fatal shooting of Michael Brown by police in Ferguson, Dr. Terry Weiss attended Rosh Hashanah services at Congregation Temple Israel and heard a rabbi there speak about the urgency of taking action amid chaos to spur positive...

Ed Asner will star in "The Soap Myth" on Thursday, May 2 at Temple Israel.

In St. Louis performance, Ed Asner will star as Holocaust survivor struggling with memories

By Judith Newmark, Special to the Jewish LightPublished April 25, 2019

This story was originally published on April 25, 2019, and is being republished to honor Ed Asner.  Lou Grant wasn’t Jewish. He was Roman Catholic, opines the one person who really ought to know: actor Ed Asner. Asner famously portrayed...

Temple Israel will feature a performance by Shira Klein  on Feb. 20. 

Temple Israel plans two music events

Published February 9, 2017

Congregation Temple Israel has planned two musical events this month, including live performances Feb. 17 and Feb. 20. Both events are free and open to the Jewish community. Temple Israel is located at #1 Rabbi Alvan D. Rubin Drive in Creve Coeur.During...

Rick Recht

Temple Israel hosts ‘Groovy’ Rick Recht concert/community event

Published August 31, 2016

On Friday evening, Sept. 16, Congregation Temple Israel is hosting an outdoor Shabbat event called Shabbatstock for families in the St. Louis Jewish community. The evening includes a bring-your-own picnic dinner on the Brodsky Circle lawn, complimentary...

Jewish seniors program plans stadium tour

Published May 26, 2016

Jewish Seniors on the MOVE, a new program for St. Louis Jewish seniors enjoy day trips, tours, food, and friends, will host a lunch at Cardinals Nation and Busch Stadium tour on Monday, June 20.The event, the second of four events planned, takes place...

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