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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

No, Adam Yauch wasn’t a yeshiva boy, but we can still claim him

By Dvora MeyersPublished May 7, 2012

NEW YORK—As a student at an all-girls day school in Brooklyn, the first thing I learned about the Beastie Boys turned out to be untrue.  According to a yeshiva urban legend, two of the founding members of the Beastie Boys had attended The Marsha Stern...

Weinberg’s tikkun olam, Simmons rants, Madonna adds an Israel show

JTA REPORTPublished March 27, 2012

NEW YORK -- It’s been quite a week for KISS frontman Gene Simmons. On Tuesday, the band joined with members of Motley Crue for a news conference to promote their tour this summer. Simmons was asked about pop stars overshadowing rock stars and let loose...

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