The contents of the National Council of Jewish Women St. Louis’ Back to School! Store (BTSS) backpacks could provide a glimpse at the challenges students will face this fall. For the second year in a row, the Jewish organization has adjusted its...

We are continuing to build our Jewish Song of the Week playlist with the maestro of Jewish rock, Rick Recht. For those who have missed our first two entries, each week, Recht the executive director of JKids Radio, Jewish Rock Radio and Songleader...

You can find an Israeli in Southern Avenue. The soul-blues band from Memphis features an Israeli-born guitarist, Ori Naftaly. And good news for supporters of Israel and catchy music: Southern Avenue is playing four shows in Missouri in the coming...

Before Steven Woolf directed a production of “The Diary of Anne Frank,” in 2010 at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, he traveled to Amsterdam and visited the annex where Frank and her family hid during the Holocaust. “The place is just filled...

Peggy Landsbaum, member services manager at the St. Louis Jewish Community Center In one or two sentences, can you describe your job? Meeting members and helping with accounts, answering any questions or concerns about the J memberships or programs....

The Chabad Jewish Center of St. Charles County is hosting a music and cultural event next month. The festival will offer a unique recognition of the Jewish music, traditions and foods, according to a news release. The event will be held on Sunday,...

Congregation Shaare Emeth is hosting a concert July 24 that could not only provide St. Louis attendees some much needed respite but also provide relief to Israeli and Palestinian families affected by the ongoing conflict. The concert, Starlight, Starbright:...

Andrew “Andy” Bernard Rochman, July 7, 2021. Beloved husband of Estelle “Essie” Rochman; loving father of Jill Rochman Ulett (Eliot); adored grandfather of Amelia and Eli Ulett; dear brother of the late Michael Rochman; dear brother-in-law...

Retired St. Louis photographer David Henschel is no stranger to longtime readers of the Jewish Light. From 1968 until his retirement In 2000, Henschel was among a group of local photographers for the Jewish Light, the Jewish Community Center and...

Crown Center for Senior Living has hired a new client services manager. The Jewish nonprofit senior residence in University City hired Erik Strange, an Army veteran and a 2021 graduate from Brown School at Washington University, according to a news...

In case you missed it, last week we published an interview with Rick Recht, the executive director of JKids Radio, Jewish Rock Radio and Songleader Boot Camp, and debuted our new Jewish Song of the Week feature. Each week, Recht will select a different...

We imagine that most of you have been a part of a conversation that goes something like this: “I’m a huge fan of such and such band.” “Me too! You know that the bassist and drummer are Jewish?” “For real?” To help facilitate...