(JNS) — Terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket into Israeli territory on Monday morning, triggering sirens in Sderot and other Western Negev communities, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
Israel’s Iron Dome air-defense system intercepted...
Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published August 13, 2021
The passage of time can help people find clarity or simply provide additional room for regret.
For Aaron Krawitz, a retired engineer turned amateur actor, a 17-month show postponement due to COVID-19 provided him more space to consider the mindset...
Rep. Cori Bush’s staff members met Tuesday with St. Louis Jewish communal leaders to discuss a number of issues, including the leaders’ concerns about the Democratic congresswoman’s controversial comments on Israel.
Maharat Rori Picker Neiss,...
ERIC BERGER, Associate Editor
• Published August 11, 2021
Organizers of Sababa, the Jewish Arts & Culture Festival, have postponed the event until October 2022 because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
This is the second postponement for the festival, which features artists, music and food and was first...
Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published August 5, 2021
What better time than summer to get outside and get your groove on, right?
That’s the assessment offered by Rick Recht, the executive director of JKids Radio, Jewish Rock Radio and Songleader Boot Camp.
With that in mind, for our latest Jewish...
Two rabbis who formerly served St. Louis synagogues recently landed new positions.
Rabbi Orrin Krublit, who spent five years at Congregation B’nai Amoona, will lead the South Huntington Jewish Center (SHJC) in Melville, N.Y.
The co-presidents...
Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published August 3, 2021
Left Bank Books is hosting a virtual event Thursday, Aug. 19 with the Jewish author of an upcoming book on grief.
Merissa Nathan Gerson, a Washington University graduate, writer and sex educator, wrote “Forget Prayers, Bring Cake: A Single Woman's...
Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published August 3, 2021
People in St. Louis who enjoy hearing that a particular performer is Jewish will have plenty to smile about in the coming months.
As promised, we will periodically update you on touring acts featuring Jews that booked local shows.
And as it would...
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Mendel Rosenberg was the last local living Holocaust survivor who experienced concentration camps. We apologize for the error.
For decades after surviving the Dachau...
Amidst the return of summer camps and, unfortunately, wildfires, Rick Recht, the executive director of JKids Radio, Jewish Rock Radio and Songleader Boot Camp, has picked a fitting tune for our latest Jewish Song of the Week.
For those who have missed...
Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published July 29, 2021
H.F. Epstein Hebrew Academy has hired a new head of school.
The Modern Orthodox Jewish day school hired Rabbi Shmuel Miller, who has worked for Jewish organizations and schools around the country.
“Rabbi Miller has over three decades of experience...
Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published July 28, 2021
Roving rabbinical students are coming to St Charles and knocking on doors — and hopefully, doorposts.
Two rabbinical students with Chabad Jewish Center of St. Charles County will canvas the area from July 30 to Aug. 16 to ensure that every Jewish...
