A bat mitzvah celebration in Krakow's Tempel synagogue is believed to be the first of a locally born Jewish girl. Estera Derkowska celebrated becoming a bat mitzvah with a havdallah ceremony Saturday before a congregation of up to 200 people. Krakow’s...
A 19-year-old man arrested in attacks on two northern New Jersey synagogues hates Jews, the county proescutor said. Anthony M. Graziano of Lodi, N.J., was arrested Tuesday morning in connection with the Jan. 11 firebomb attack on a synagogue and residence...
A founder of the French Liberal Jewish movement was questioned on suspicion that he raped several female minors. French media reported Tuesday that Rabbi Daniel Farhi, 70, was questioned the same day at a police station in Paris. He has denied the accusations....
Nusach Hari B'nai Zion has announced that Janet Haber has been named board President-the first female president in the congregation's history."I'm not excited because having a woman president is simply groundbreaking, or because it's daring to break with...
The Anti-Defamation League has raised its reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for throwing firebombs into a New Jersey synagogue. The reward has increased three-fold to $7,500 for information about those responsible for...
A Winnipeg synagogue is about to become the first Conservative shul in Canada to host a same-sex wedding ceremony. Shaarey Zedek Synagogue will be the scene on Jan. 21 for the "renewal" of marriage vows between two men wedded in a civil service in Vancouver...
An explosive thrown through the window of a New Jersey synagogue and residence is being treated as attempted murder, the Bergen County prosecutor said. The latest in a string of attacks that have hit the county's synagogues recently took place Wednesday...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published January 11, 2012
St. Louis attorney Michael Wetmore recalls watching his mother Trudy Hochster Wetmore quietly blessing his son in a German train station before the latter's departure to see a friend in Paris. "She turned around and said ‘The last time I was in this...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published December 21, 2011
It may have been 800 miles away but between making presentations, providing entertainment and meeting a sitting president of the United States, St. Louisans and the Gateway City played a big role in last week's Union of Reform Judaism Biennial in Washington...
Congregation Temple Israel will offer a Cotillion program open to all area sixth graders. Cotillion provides instruction in social etiquette and dance and offers youth an opportunity to socialize with peers from throughout the St. Louis Jewish community....
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published December 7, 2011
Rachel Tabak, 28, grew up at Congregation B'nai Amoona, which she still attends with family for the High Holidays. But she said she isn't a member of the congregation on her own. "I think that really kicks in when you have kids," said Tabak. "In between...
The St. Louis Jewish community is invited to meet Rabbi Lazer Brody when he visits St. Louis Thursday, Dec. 8 through Saturday, Dec. 10.Rabbi Brody is an internationally acclaimed speaker and translator of several bestselling books, including the widely...
