The Jewish Community Relations Council on June 1 gathered elected officials and interfaith leaders to speak out against anti-Semitism. The press conference was held at Congregation B’nai Amoona.
Each speaker explained in his/her own words why...
The St. Louis Jewish community is coming together for facilitated conversations on race, racism and bias. The goal is to listen, learn and take steps towards refuah (healing). Rabbis from across the region will be joined by nationally recognized speakers...
By Kayla Steinberg, Staff Writer
• Published August 8, 2019
“My name is Jaakelin Caal Maquin. At the age of 7, I died on Dec. 8, 2018, after being detained by the El Paso border patrol.”LAWTON, Okla. — The 100-degree southwestern Oklahoma heat beat down on Heartland for Human Justice trip participants as,...
Six small local nonprofit organizations just received a grant from the Rabbi Robert P. Jacobs Jewish Fund for Human Needs (JFHN). A total of $18,000 was awarded. JFHN awarded an emergency grant of $500 to EnergyCare in response to the prolonged heat...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published July 18, 2019
Summer learning (for rabbis)It’s always fun to see old friends, especially when you’re thousands of miles away from home. That’s the situation that Maharat Rori Picker Neiss, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council, found herself...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 1, 2019
The St. Louis Jewish community is mourning with others across the country in the wake of a fatal shooting Saturday during worship at a Southern California synagogue.“We cannot offer a deeper meaning. We are not even sure we know how to offer consolation,”...
Welcome Jewish Light summer internYou may have noticed a new byline on Page One. Sam Mosher is currently serving as the Jewish Light’s 2018 Joseph J. Edlin Memorial Journalism Intern this summer.The Edlin internship was founded in memory of attorney...
By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published February 28, 2018
Rigo is an 18 year old from Mexico who entered the country illegally with his mother as a small child. Shortly before an event Monday at Central Reform Congregation, he received a letter informing him that he could renew his application for Deferred Action...
By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published November 8, 2017
The Jewish Community Relations Council and Anti-Defamation League local chapters are collaborating on a program designed to empower people who usually avoid discussions about Israel.The Jewish nonprofits are targeting people who have never attended an...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 22, 2017
Finding commonalities and appreciating differences were the guiding themes for the Jewish community’s interfaith Iftar event last week (June 14) at the Jewish Community Center’s Staenberg Family Complex.“As a sign of our friendship and strengthening...
Seventy eight years ago, the M.S. St. Louis set sail from Germany carrying 937 passengers, most of them Jewish refugees seeking asylum from Nazi persecution. Turned away from the Cuban, United States, and Canadian borders, the ship was forced to return...
