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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 Marc Schneier,  the president of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding,  is the author of  ‘Shared Dreams: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Jewish Community’  and co-author with Imam Shamsi Ali of  ‘Sons of Abraham: A Candid Conversation about the Issues that Divide and Unite Jews and Muslims.’ His commentary was distributed by JTA. 

As allies of Martin Luther King, Jews must fight for Muslims’ civil rights

By Rabbi Marc SchneierPublished January 11, 2017

As we celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., American Jews should reflect anew upon the epic struggle he led to free African-Americans from the shackles of bigotry and take pride in the singular role played by the Jewish community in support...

B’nai Amoona’s Assistant Director of Education and Youth Andrew Schwebel briefs students on expectations and behavior during the bus ride to Gateway 180 and during the congregation’s Purim carnival. Photos: Andrew Kerman

Confirmation trip inspires teens to continue community service work with the homeless

By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish LightPublished March 23, 2011

For a group of B'nai Amoona confirmation students, last year's trip to Washington, D.C. was educational in more ways than one. Not only did the delegation see the nation's capital, they made a number of new friends among the city's homeless for whom the...

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