While the November elections are front and center for Americans right now, interesting forces are simmering in Israel, ones that could remake the political landscape as they come to a full boil in the near future.Former Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon...
By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published August 11, 2016
Tasha Kaminsky has donated to both Jewish Federation of St. Louis and to Millennial Activists United, an organization that, among other things, provides legal assistance to people who were arrested during protests in response to the Ferguson police shooting...
By Margi Lenga Kahn, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published July 6, 2016
Israeli food is the new darling of the culinary world. Israeli-born chefs Yotam Ottolenghi, Alon Shaya and Michael Solomonov have become gastronomic superstars through their award-winning restaurants and cookbooks. The James Beard Foundation named Shaya’s...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published June 29, 2016
It is hard to believe that it has been 40 years — equal to the time the Israelites were in the wilderness during the Exodus — that one of modern Israel’s most memorable acts took place. It was on July 4, 1976, when the United States was celebrating...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published June 15, 2016
“ ‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace.” — Jeremiah 8:11“Better to jaw-jaw than to war-war,” said British Prime Minister Winston Churchill during a White House visit in 1954. Indeed the master statesman of the 20th century preferred...
By Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin
• Published June 8, 2016
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Normally, to quote the famous song, “I love a parade.”Except when I don’t.This weekend was the celebration of the 49th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem during the Six-Day War. The anniversary was accompanied by gleeful...
By Rachel Sales, Kveller via JTA
• Published May 26, 2016
When I was seven months pregnant, my husband and I took the bus to Shilav, one of Israel’s premiere baby stores. Armed with “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” and my American brother and sister-in-law’s recommendations, we knew exactly what...
Jewish Federation of St. Louis has announced the next cohort of “Rubinites” who will embark on The Rubin Israel Experience, an all-expense-paid trip for St. Louisans 27 to 45 years old who have never been to Israel. The 10-day trip brings together...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor & Larry Levin, Publisher/CEO
• Published April 21, 2016
In last week’s print edition of the Jewish Light, we had more than a half-dozen stories focusing on Israel, including news, editorial, opinion and analysis pieces. Some were local; some were by, or distributed through, JTA.There wasn’t much reaction...
“Hamas, the militant group that rules Gaza, issued a statement praising the bus bombing but did not take responsibility for it. Some mosques in Gaza also welcomed the attack with messages of praise broadcast from loudspeakers.“A spokesman for Hamas...
On Tuesday, April 5, two events occurred that emphasized to me the critical importance of separating fact from sound bites: First, Bernie Sanders, although acknowledging he did not know the exact number, accused Israel of killing “over 10,000 innocent...
By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published April 13, 2016
A St. Louis organization that aims to attract Israeli companies to the city has added another name to its list: NRGene, which does research and data analysis to improve plant and animal breeding. BioSTL has now brought four Israeli companies to the St....
