St. Louis Hillel is looking for families willing to open their homes and share a warm, home-away-from-home Passover experience with students. Through Hillel’s annual Passover Home Hospitality Program, community members can host one or more students...
St. Louis Kollel’s “Eishes Chayil” Women’s Division will present its second annual pre-Pesach “Princess with Pride” shopping event from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, March 18 at Young Israel Congregation, 8101 Delmar Boulevard. Event Coordinator...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published February 22, 2012
In many ways, paper may not seem the most enduring medium but it often represents the strength of traditions that were made to last. Such it is with the Haggadah, an aspect of Passover that, thanks to Israeli artist Archie Granot, has now been rendered...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published February 8, 2012
It didn't take long for Marni Deutsch to become a believer. When she heard from a relative about a program that would bring Jewish education right to the doorstep of her Clayton home, she knew she wanted to enroll her four-year-old daughter Ella. "It...
They say the third time is a charm. I'm not sure about that, but I do know that the 3rd Annual Jewish Light Cook-off Contest is the most ambitious one to date. This year, in time for Passover, we are asking St. Louis area chefs to send us their prize-winning...
By Jim Winnerman, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published January 4, 2012
At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, Jewish family loyalties mirrored what occurred throughout the United States where brother fought against brother. Jews also found themselves on opposite sides of the battlefield. Out of 150,000 Jews in the U.S....
Nishmah is looking forward to its final Banot Buddies program of the series on Sunday, May 1 from 2 to 4 p.m. at St. Louis Hillel, 6300 Forsyth Boulevard. Girls in grades 2-5 and 9-12 are invited for this special program that will include fun and creative...
It is said that more Jews celebrate the Passover seder than any other Jewish ritual. Unfortunately the seder is often misconstrued as a prayer service or recitation, a gauntlet that must be endured in order to reach...drum role...the meal. As the old...
SAN FRANCISCO — Passover, which commemorates the Jewish people's liberation from slavery, has a political message at its heart. So it's not surprising that the seder - especially the seder plate -- has been pressed into the service of all kinds of freedoms....
As Passover approaches, thoughts of singer-songwriter Debbie Friedman flood my mind.Of course, I will always remember Friedman, who died early this year, for her monumental healing prayer "Mi Shebeirach" and other songs that touched a multitude of people...
By Gail Appleson, Special to the Light
• Published April 13, 2011
Can you remember exactly when you graduated from grape juice to super sweet Manischewitz or Mogen David Concord wine? I have to admit that I don't recall the precise holiday or Shabbat, but I do certainly remember a childhood Passover when my older brother...
By Sue Fishkoff, JTA SAN FRANCISCO
• Published April 13, 2011
Nearing its 80th birthday, perhaps it was time the most printed Passover Haggadah in history had a major facelift. The Maxwell House Passover Haggadah, which has had more than 50 million copies published, hits the shelves -- and supermarkets -- this spring...
