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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

Long lines of customers formed at Pratzel’s in 2011 after word spread that the longtime kosher bakery would close after nearly a century of serving the area.

Survey offers data on local kosher dining preferences

By Eric Berger, Staff WriterPublished February 1, 2017

St. Louis Jews want to eat at a kosher Mediterranean or Israeli-style restaurant in University City, according to a new survey published by Chabad of Greater St. Louis. That location and style of restaurant is the sort that garnered the most interest...

A scene from the third annual Kansas City Kosher BBQ Festival. Nusach Hari B’nai Zion  will hold a St. Louis Kosher Barbecue    Cookoff on Sept. 11. 

St. Louis gets its own kosher barbecue competition

By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish LightPublished August 31, 2016

As summer turns to fall, one local congregation is looking forward to the smell of savory sauces and flavorful smoke in playing host to the St. Louis area’s first kosher barbecue contest.“The only difference is that instead of pork, we smoke turkey,”...

Susan Sherman (left) and Eric Johnson (right) will discuss the new fashion incubator in downtown St. Louis during the Light’s annual Women in Business event, June 20.

The Lou will be a ‘cuing, kosher-style

Ellen Futterman, EditorPublished June 8, 2016

The Lou will be a ‘cuing, kosher-styleKansas City has long laughed in the face of St. Louis barbecue. Why, I don’t know; frankly, from what I have eaten, both cities have stellar joints to boast about. Now comes more news that should continue to...

Chabad to provide kosher food at Wash. U’s ThurtenE Carnival

Published April 18, 2012

For the ninth consecutive year, Washington University’s Chabad Student Association will host a kosher food concession at ThurtenE Carnival. The group will serve classic fare such as hot dogs, knishes, dill pickles and soft drinks. Over 50 other student...

 

Kosher and ‘Jewish-style’ food

BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished August 24, 2011

Looking for kosher food? Some 30,000 different food products in groceries today are reported to be certified kosher. Of course, plenty of people enjoy kosher foods and many have a taste for Jewish cuisine, regardless of their religion. Just because you're...

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