On Wednesday, Oct. 30, the Jewish Federation of St. Louis Women’s Philanthropy celebrated a milestone with the 10th annual L’Chaim! event at the Ritz-Carlton. The evening brought together more than 700 women for a night of laughter, connection and...

The Art Gallery at Chesterfield City Hall will feature 14 paintings of Mark Koritz. The art exhibit is currently running through Dec. 31. All proceeds from the sale of his work goes to The St. Louis Men’s Group Against Cancer. Koritz attends Congregation...

Could “The Office” finally get its first openly Jewish character?! For those of you confused about why “The Office,” which stopped airing way back in 2013, could get any new characters at all, you might have missed the news that the hit sitcom,...

Did you know the best Jewish TV show you’ve never heard of came out in 2019? I knew it, but for some reason, writing about Amazon’s “Undone,” the animated TV show from Jewish “Bojack Horseman” creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg and “Bojack”...

On New Year’s eve of 2018, Erin Foster, the creator of “Nobody Wants This,” the show in which Adam Brody plays a hot rabbi who falls in love with a non-Jewish woman, Joanne, played by Kristin Bell, got married under a big floral chuppah. “The...

St. Louis native and clinical psychologist David Klein has released his first book, “A Veteran's Toughest Fight: Finding Peace After Vietnam,” just in time for Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11. Klein, 55, has been working with veterans for nearly 27 years...

Food insecurity affects millions of people worldwide. It is especially significant in Israel, where relief often comes from Leket Israel, the national food bank. Translated from Hebrew, leket means “gleanings.” The concept of sharing a portion...

The Honorable Ellen Levy of Missouri’s 21st Judicial Court, was named one of nine 2024 Leaders of Distinction. She will be celebrated at the YWCA Leaders Lunch on Dec. 13 at the Marriott St. Louis Grand. Levy is a member of Congregation Temple...

J’la, an annual fundraiser for the St. Louis Jewish Community Center (the J), will honor the Merle and Marty Oberman family on Saturday, Nov. 23, at The Factory in Chesterfield. Proceeds from the event help maintain and expand the J’s many programs...

On National Philanthropy Day, Steve Lowy received the Outstanding Philanthropist Award from the St. Louis Regional Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. A major donor of Washington University’s Lowy Scholarship for the past 40 years,...

While we wait for the kickoff of the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival this Saturday, Nov. 2, did you know that today, Nov. 1,  also marks the start of National Jewish Book Month? Jewish Book Month has deep roots. According to the Jewish Book...

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Jason Alexander showed up to a Zoom call with a full beard. Was it for a role? “If it’s not, I don’t know what...