I was sitting with my parents this summer at a nice restaurant in St. Louis - "nice" meaning we had all traded our jeans and flip-flops for more formal attire and were enjoying a bottle of wine that had been ordered from a separate wine menu. As our...
BY SARAH ALLEN, SOPHOMORE, LADUE HORTON WATKINS
• Published November 9, 2011
Most Jewish students learn Hebrew during the course of preparing for their b'nai mitzvot or in language classes at school. Now, the establishment of Hebrew immersion schools in cities across the United States offers students the chance to learn Hebrew...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published November 9, 2011
The duties of those in the military sometimes require secret missions but as Army Major Monroe Ginsburg and a rabbi friend of his snuck palm leaves back from the desert taking care to avoid notice by the national religious police, the mission seemed a...
by Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published November 9, 2011
Now celebrating its 20th year, the St. Louis International Film Festival offers a first-look at some major Oscar hopefuls as well as a rare chance to see the favorites from other festivals, along with documentaries, shorts and films offering a glimpse...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published November 9, 2011
Many of us think Lou Grant when we hear the name Ed Asner; after all, he played the legendary editor for 12 years on two iconic TV shows. But on Saturday at Lindenwood University, the seven-time Emmy-winning actor takes on another legendary figure, that...
The JCC Used Book Sale has two sales planned for 2012: The first begins Sunday, Feb. 5 and the second in August. In order to prepare for this large community event, additional volunteer markers are needed at the H.F. Epstein Hebrew Academy to work on...
The Millstone Institute for Jewish Leadership is seeking nominations for the first class of the Millstone Fellows, the Institute's signature program for emerging and established leaders from throughout the St. Louis Jewish community. The Institute is...
By Repps Hudson, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published November 9, 2011
Louis and Sarah Block Yeshiva High School of St. Louis, which operates Orthodox schools for boys and girls, lost its tax-exempt status earlier this year as part of a national Internal Revenue Service review of non-profits. According to the IRS's website,...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published November 2, 2011
According to Jonathan Adelman, professor in the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver, it is "hard to say" right now if the Arab Spring sweeping the Middle East and North Africa is positive or negative for the security interests...
By Dan Klein, JTA, NEW YORK
• Published November 2, 2011
When the Jewish Federations of North America sent out a news release last week promoting the top speakers at this year's General Assembly, not a single woman made the list.The oversight caught the eye of critics."Can it really be that the largest meeting...
By Ron Kampeas, JTA, WASHINGTON
• Published November 2, 2011
The immediate consequence of UNESCO's vote to grant the Palestinians membership is clear: A cutoff of American funding for the U.N. agency governing the protection of cultures and sharing of scientific knowledge, which stands to lose roughly a fifth...
Certainly everyone sees the hate ablaze in the words of Islamist leaders when they refer to Israel as a "cancerous tumor," as Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei did once again last weekend. As the radical cleric reiterated his support for Hamas and other violent...
