Chabad at Washington University, Rohr Center for Jewish Life, honored Simone Picker as Alum of the Year. She was recognized for her leadership in spearheading a strategic initiative to support Jewish faculty and staff at WashU. Picker’s dedication...

At the Oct. 19 Heart & Soul Gala, Jubilation, Congregation Shaare Emeth will honor Debbie and Mike Lefton with the Harris Frank Community Service Award, which recognizes congregants who have demonstrated exemplary service to the congregation, St....

For Rabbi Carnie Rose, CEO of the Mandel Jewish Community Center of Cleveland in Beachwood, the sounding of the shofar during the High Holy Days season served as a “spiritual alarm clock.” Rose awoke to his desire to be “in a more exclusively...

Growing up, I dreaded Yom Kippur. Not merely the frightening and guilt-evoking liturgy of sin and repentance, not only having to go 24 hours without food, but also for the mood and the obligations of this challenging day itself.  Our family spent...

Temple Emanuel (T.E.) marked its recent Selichot observance on Saturday, Sept. 28, with a blend of prayer, music, and community gathering in preparation for the Days of Awe. The evening began with a dessert reception hosted by the Women of Temple Emanuel,...

Shari Redstone, the controlling shareholder of CBS parent company Paramount Global and daughter of the late Jewish billionaire Sumner Redstone, backed reporter Tony Dokoupil over his handling of a controversial interview with author Ta-Nehisi Coates about...

Yom Kippur, which begins at sundown Oct. 11, is the Day of Atonement when we ask God to forgive us for our sins. We just celebrated Rosh Hashanah 5785, the Jewish New Year, and released our tashlich, casting off the sins of 5784. We are supposed to reflect...

As the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) prepares to celebrate Leonard Slatkin’s 80th birthday with a series of concerts this October, it's fitting to reflect on the profound impact the maestro has had both on the world stage and within the St. Louis...

On Oct. 29, Interfaith Partnership of Greater St. Louis will gather over 31 religious traditions to celebrate vibrant relationships, renewed commitments to one another and friendship as well as honor two distinguished leaders of diversity from the St....

On Monday, Partners in Torah, a weekly program run by the St. Louis Kollel, Aish Hatorah, and Ignite, hosted a special memorial event to commemorate the victims of the Oct. 7 attacks and to pray and perform "mitzvot" for those still held in Hamas captivity. To...

Professor, author/filmmaker and social justice champion Rick Stack, a St. Louis native and 2021 University City High School Hall of Fame inductee, is channeling his lifelong commitment to social justice into a new initiative honoring his mother, Ida Stack. Stack's...