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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
Life lessons my dad taught me—without meaning to
Michele Siler and a happy student.
Nishmah plans women's retreat at Camp Sabra in September
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: Rabbi Chaim and Bassy Landa, directors of the Chabad Jewish Center of St. Charles County kick-off the fourth annual St. Charles Jewish Festival with a ribbon cutting flanked by public officials and community leaders.
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Life lessons my dad taught me—without meaning to
Life lessons my dad taught me—without meaning to
Michele Siler and a happy student.
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Nishmah plans women's retreat at Camp Sabra in September
Nishmah plans women’s retreat at Camp Sabra in September
Two Clayton schools implement ADL anti-hate program
Two Clayton schools implement ADL anti-hate program
: Rabbi Chaim and Bassy Landa, directors of the Chabad Jewish Center of St. Charles County kick-off the fourth annual St. Charles Jewish Festival with a ribbon cutting flanked by public officials and community leaders.
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Worshippers attend a Sunday morning mass led by Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Gaza City on July 20, 2025. (Photo by Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images)
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Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin meets with silver medalist Yael Arad and bronze medalist Oren Smadja on Aug. 31, 1992, to celebrate their Olympic judo success. Photo: Ya’acov Sa’ar, Israeli Government Press Office, CC BY-SA 3.0
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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a statement inside No. 10 Downing Street on the day the cabinet was recalled to discuss the situation in Gaza, on July 29, 2025 in London, England. (Toby Melville - WPA Pool/Getty Images)
UK will recognize Palestinian state if Israel does not end ‘appalling situation’ in Gaza
Israeli army tanks and military vehicles move in the areas near the border line of the Gaza Strip on June 23, 2025 in Israel. (Tsafrir Abayov/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Americans’ support for Israel in Gaza plummets to record low, new Gallup poll finds

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