By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 14, 2021
Never toss a hat on a bed. Always close a holy book when you finish reading it. Spit three times when you hear good or bad news.
Many of us grew up hearing and adhering to these and other Jewish superstitions. Often they defy logic. But, like chicken...
BY BILL MOTCHAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published November 25, 2020
When the annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries ended last week, it broke a record. At 136 hours, the conference stands as the longest Zoom online videoconference call. The previous record was just under 24 hours, set earlier this...
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published July 25, 2019
If you could put a value on a blessing, what might it be worth? For a unique, nearly 90-year-old blessing, the going rate is $6,750. That’s the amount a bidder paid last week in Tel Aviv for a well-traveled Lincoln penny, the subject of frenzied bidding...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 1, 2019
The St. Louis Jewish community is mourning with others across the country in the wake of a fatal shooting Saturday during worship at a Southern California synagogue.“We cannot offer a deeper meaning. We are not even sure we know how to offer consolation,”...
By Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published April 4, 2019
After 18 years in University City, Hillel Kieval and Deborah Katz moved in August to the Central West End.The couple, who both work at Washington University, liked the idea of having a condo more centrally located in the city, said Kieval, a Jewish Studies...
Chabad of Greater St. Louis will offer a new course from the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) entitled “Wrestling With Faith” beginning Wednesday, Oct. 24. The class meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays at the Lazaroff Chabad Center, 8124 Delmar...
Should we just throw in the towel and abandon our aspirations for achieving Jewish unity? It seems like such an unrealistic, unattainable, pie-in-the-sky goal. Wishful thinking. We Jews are just not in the habit of agreeing with each other about much...
Chabad of Greater St. Louis will offer a new, six-part course from the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) called “How Success Thinks: Jewish Secrets for Leading a Productive Life.”The course will be offered in two locations on different nights of...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published September 28, 2016
With the sounds of a bustling Delmar Boulevard as the backdrop, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon helped cut the ribbon on Chabad’s newly refurbished facility near Old Bonhomme on Sunday.“The center will serve as a hub for programming throughout the St. Louis...
By Repps Hudson, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published November 23, 2011
Avraham Lapine hails from the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, N.Y. but the 25-year-old Lubavitcher rabbi says he has felt no culture shock since opening the new Chabad Jewish Student Center at the University of Missouri-Columbia two weeks ago. "My...
