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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

Jacqueline Thompson’s performance in the New Jewish Theater’s production of ‘Intimate Apparel’ won the St. Louis Theater Circle’s award for  Lead Actress in a Drama. Photo: Eric Woolsey

Seder humor, guns and art, NJT wins, JCRC honors

Ellen Futterman, EditorPublished March 28, 2018

Prelude to PassoverLast week I was having lunch with a fairly new friend who asked if I would like to join her for Passover. She and her husband were having 18 guests to their home — two more would be no trouble at all, she assured me.I politely declined...

Protest Demonstration

Local groups mount protests over security at holy site

By Eric Berger, Staff WriterPublished July 26, 2017

The protests related to the Israeli government’s security efforts at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem reached St. Louis on Sunday.Several hundred people gathered on Delmar Boulevard in University City to speak out against what an organizer said is Israel’s...

Rabbi Susan Talve serves Central Reform Congregation.

Talve: Why I was arrested, again

By Rabbi Susan TalvePublished February 15, 2017

On Monday night, Feb. 6, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum gathered a group of rabbis together to make sure we were emotionally and spiritually ready for arrest. We were preparing for a holy and humble offering in the face of injustice.  We would be putting our...

Ladue students at protest on Wednesday of last week. Photo: Lily Hauptman

Ladue High students protest racial incidents at school

By Lily Hauptman and Jessica Goldberg, Ohr CHADASH TEEN PAGE CO-EDITORSPublished November 23, 2016

After an emotional week at Ladue Horton Watkins High School following allegations of racism, the administration and students are coming together to effect change and build a stronger sense of community and security. A town hall meeting with the NAACP...

Bill on Israel’s African migrants has their advocates crying foul

Bill on Israel’s African migrants has their advocates crying foul

Dima VazinovichPublished December 4, 2013

Many Israelis, including whites, blacks. Arabs and Bedouins marched to Rabin Square in Tel Aviv during a human rights rally on 9 December 2011 marking the 63nd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Some 7,000 people attended the rally...

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