Last spring, Bob Kaiser, a member of Nusach Hari B’nai Zion and Olivette resident, spoke with a Muslim neighbor who had just finished celebrating Ramadan. Kaiser learned that they both missed the same thing: community. “There are lessons from COVID,...

(Israel Hayom) — Israeli officials and bereaved families gathered at Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl on Sunday to commemorate the 48th anniversary of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. “Something within us changed 48 years ago,” said Israeli Prime Minister Naftali...

Jewish comedian Marc Maron will be in St. Louis this weekend. Maron, who often talks about his connections to Judaism on his podcast “WTF with Marc Maron” and in his standup material, will perform at Helium Comedy Club Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Maron...

The Jewish former Missouri secretary of state broke ground Thursday in north St. Louis on the construction of 50 tiny homes to help veterans experiencing homelessness. Jason Kander, a Democrat and veteran, serves as president of the Veterans Community...

On Yom Kippur, we read the book of Jonah, which tells the story of how the prophet fled after God called upon him to warn the people of Nineveh of their impending destruction if they did not repent for their evil ways. Jonah, of course, ends up in a giant...

We, as former Chair of the Michael and Barbara Newmark Institute for Human Relations at the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) and former JCRC Executive Director, were pleased that Eric Berger’s Sept. 1 article in the Jewish Light brought focus...

When Rob Loewenstein drives around town, he’s accustomed to other drivers tapping on their horn to get his attention after they spot his license plate. It reads “TEKIAH,” the short blast of the shofar that accompanies the Rosh Hashanah service. “I...

We are just four days away from Rosh Hashanah and the start of Hebrew Year 5782. To get your sweet tooth ready for apples and honey, Rick Recht, the executive director of JKids Radio, Jewish Rock Radio and Songleader Boot Camp, has selected as...

When Opera Theater of St. Louis in 2011 staged “The Death of Klinghoffer,” a controversial piece that some alleged legitimized terrorism against Jews, it sparked an interfaith concert effort that continues a decade later. “We were all getting to...

Holocaust education advocates have raised concerns that Republican efforts to ban the teaching of critical race theory in Missouri public schools would also limit teachers’ ability to inform students of the persecution and extermination Jews faced. At...