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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

Masorti Executive Director Yizhar Hess, right, welcoming Israeli
President Shimon Peres at the Masorti gala dinner, Jan. 5, 2012.
Courtesy of Masorti movement

Peres praises Masorti movement, condemns extremists

JTA, JERUSALEMPublished January 10, 2012

Israeli President Shimon Peres praised the Masorti movement's contributions to Israel and condemned extremists in Israel. “I came here this evening to hear women singing,” Peres said Jan. 5 after a performance of the Masorti youth movement's coed...

St. Louis Torah Mitzion Kollel plans gala dinner

Published November 23, 2011

St. Louis Torah Mitzion Kollel (TMK) will hold a Gala 9th Anniversary Dinner at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3 at Clayton High School Commons, 1 Mark Twain Circle in Clayton.Honorees at the dinner will be Rav Boaz Genut, the founding Shaliach of St. Louis TMK...

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