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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

Chershi karaa is a tangy, spicy pumpkin spread created by Libyan Jews and now a favorite among Israelis. Photo: Emily Paster

Savor the season with Libyan Jewish pumpkin spread

By Emily Paster, The Nosher via JTAPublished October 19, 2018

October is upon us. I know because my Instagram feed is full of decorative gourds and pumpkin spice lattes.But as much as Americans truly love pumpkin, we are sometimes guilty of typecasting this nutritious vegetable as sweet and forget that pumpkin has...

Where do Israeli Haredim stand on Haredi violence?

By Uriel Heilman, JTAPublished January 4, 2012

The cascade of condemnations started pouring in almost as soon as the Israeli TV report aired. Its subject was  an 8-year-old girl harassed by Haredi men on the way to her Modern Orthodox girls' school in the Jerusalem suburb of Beit Shemesh. The Israeli...

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