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St. Louis Jewish Light

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

JCC’s Hazon CSA plans ‘Meet the Farmers’

Published February 8, 2012

The Jewish Community Center offers the community a chance to meet with the new farmers providing produce for the Hazon Community Supported Agriculture Program (CSA). Farmers from Dry Dock Farms will discuss organic farming and share samples of produce...

Russell Glencoe works out at the JCC before a volleyball game
Monday night. Glencoe is on one of the 56 teams taking part in the
Jewish Light and JCC ‘Lighten Up Weight Loss Challenge.

Teams tackle weight loss challenge at JCC

BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished February 8, 2012

There may be no "I" in "team," but the eyes of all 227 people on the 56 teams participating in the second "Lighten Up Weight Loss Challenge" are on one another, sizing each other up as they compete to lose weight, get fit and win prizes. The Jewish Light...

U.S.-Israel anti-missile exercise rescheduled for around October

JTAPublished February 6, 2012

WASHINGTON -- The United States and Israel have rescheduled their joint military exercise for around October. Top U.S. military officials will arrive in Israel later this month to plan the anti-missile exercise, the largest of its kind, after pushing...

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