Idan Lerner, Parkway Central High School, Senior
• Published January 30, 2022
For many people living in Israel, joining the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is seen as a rite of passage. It is a celebrated, albeit required, moment that a child becomes an adult, much like graduating from high school or the first day of college in...
Not sure how to provide your teen with a quality and meaningful Jewish programming this coming summer? Send him or her on Jewish Student Union’s “Anne Samson Jerusalem Journey” (TJJ). TJJ is an inspirational four-week touring experience in Israel...
The Jewish Light’s twice-monthly Israel email newsletter is being relaunched on Thursday, with a new look and more stories about Israel and its connections to St. Louis. Thanks to the generosity of several funders, including Galia Movitz, the Israel...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published November 17, 2021
Israeli citizens living along the Gaza border are always in a state of preparation from attack. That was the sobering message delivered by two Israel first responders who patrol the area in an around Eshkol. The report came during “14 Days Living in...
Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published October 29, 2021
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson met Thursday in Missouri with a consul general and deputy consul general of Israel.
“This morning I met with Consul General of Israel in Miami Maor Elbaz-Starinsky and Deputy Consul Mr. Mike Driquez and was honored to welcome...
BILL MOTCHAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published May 13, 2021
Approximately 350 supporters of Israel gathered outside Jewish Federation’s Kaplan Feldman Complex on Wednesday evening to sing, cheer, fly the Israeli flag and wave at supportive passing cars on Schuetz Road.
Itta Boyko, principal of H.F. Epstein...
Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published May 12, 2021
The Israeli American Council’s St. Louis branch is holding a rally tonight to stand in solidarity with Israel as the country is mired in an escalating conflict with Hamas, the militant group that controls the Gaza Strip.
The event is scheduled for...
(JTA) — Birthright, the organization that flies young Jews to Israel for a free 10-day tour, will resume its trips now that the pandemic appears to be winding down.
“Birthright Israel will resume providing the gift of educational trips to Israel...
As one of the foremost wine experts in St. Louis, sommelier Alisha Blackwell-Calvert has been responsible for assembling wine lists at some of the city’s top restaurants. Passionate about turning people on to lesser-known bottles, one of her fondest...
A trip to Israel during high school can be a life changing event. An Israel experience gives a student an incredible opportunity to learn, laugh, and grow together while learning not only about Israel, but their own personal Jewish identity. No classrooms,...
By Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published October 8, 2020
Joan and Sherman Silber had some unexpected houseguests from Israel for the High Holidays this year. As the number of coronavirus cases in Israel spiked last month to the point where the country now has the highest rate of daily new coronavirus infections...
By Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published February 27, 2020
Michal Grinstein-Weiss, a professor at the Brown School at Washington University, moved to St. Louis 20 years ago from a suburb of Tel Aviv. She was at one time a regular attendee at Bais Abraham Congregation, and her children attended its Shelanu Israeli...
