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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

Husband-and-wife team Dafna Revah and David Palatnik own 35 CBD Kratom stores. 

Enterprising couple finds their niche in CBD

By Ellen Futterman, EditorPublished April 19, 2020

Growing up in a haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community outside Tel Aviv, David Palatnik’s parents hoped he would one day become a rabbi. As a youngster, he attended one yeshiva, then another. “By the time you go to the third one, you’re like, I think...

Rabbi Manis Friedman

Author to talk about keeping the ‘wow’ in relationships

Published May 9, 2019

Chabad of Chesterfield will welcome author, lecturer and relationship expert Rabbi Manis Friedman for a discussion  of “Putting the Wow Into Relationships and Keeping It There” on Sunday, May 19 at the Hilton Frontenac, 1335 S. Lindbergh Blvd.The...

Laurie Goldberg

Do older singles need to settle?

By Laurie GoldbergPublished July 12, 2012

I recently bought a book titled, “Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough” by Lori Gottlieb. It's specifically geared toward older singles and I'm very curious — and skeptical — about its premises. I'm also open-minded and open to...

Journey 2011 exalts women’s friendships

Journey 2011 exalts women’s friendships

BY ANIEL SHAPIRO, JUNIOR, BLOCK YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOLPublished April 13, 2011

One may wonder what it takes to be a true friend. Friendship means something different to each individual. As people grow and mature, their definition of friendship evolves. However, most would agree that when they find a good friend, it's truly something...

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