The festival acts as a beacon of unity, with this year’s theme being ‘Share the Love.’
ST CHARLES, Mo. — The Jewish community came together for the 4th annual St. Charles Jewish Festival. Thousands enjoyed music and kosher cuisine on Sunday.
It’s the region’s only annual festival that celebrates Jewish life and culture. This year, organizers leaned more into an Israeli theme.
“It’s about building community and celebrating community,” he said.
The festival focuses on highlighting the richness of Jewish culture and traditions while reminding them they’re not alone.
“The more that they can feel the support of their immediate community, the better,” Nathan Bibb, O’Fallon Councilman, said.
The St. Charles Jewish Festival started with only about 100 people in 2019. Now, according to Rabbi Landa, five years later it’s evolved into something much greater with over 3 thousand people filling the Lewis and Clark House Parking Lot for music, food and something for everyone.
“Not only has the Jewish community shown up, but the greater community has really rallied around, I like …