At a recent gathering of friends and family, Lilly Opinsky celebrated her 25th birthday with a barbecue in her parents' backyard. "We have learned over the years to try to enjoy and appreciate each day, and really be grateful for the small moments...

The St. Louis Jewish Community Center (the J) has named Steven Rosenzweig as its new president and CEO, effective in late November. A longtime leader in the St. Louis nonprofit sector, Rosenzweig returns to the J after previously serving as Chief Financial...

When Jewish Light first featured Sam Loiterstein in 2017, he was a seventh grader teaching chess to students in Ferguson and donating chess sets from his bar mitzvah. Loiterstein’s dedication to community was clear early on, so it’s no surprise he...

More than 1,500 people came together Monday night, Oct. 7, at the Jewish Community Center near Creve Coeur, while others joined remotely, to remember the thousands of Israelis murdered and the 101 hostages still in captivity as a result of the brutal...

Marking one year since the Oct. 7 terror attack in Israel, former President Donald Trump paid a personal prayer visit on Monday afternoon to the Ohel in Queens, N.Y., the resting place of the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. Millions...

Hank Greenberg might be the best baseball player you’ve never heard of. Greenberg was the first baseman for the Detroit Tigers during the 1930s and 1940s. His career was relatively short – 13 years – and interrupted by two stints of service...

The past few cultural events that I have attended as well as the art, music and even food that I have enjoyed lately point out that the world is shrinking and coming together in mostly positive ways. Some terms often used to describe this phenomenon...

LEAD STL, formerly Cultural Leadership, a nonprofit dedicated to igniting “transformative social change” in the greater St. Louis area, with a special focus on the Black and Jewish experiences, has appointed Chyna Bowen as its new executive director....

Naama Herz is a 19-year-old Israeli woman from Kibbutz Ramot Menashe. She returned to Israel in late August after spending a year in St. Louis as part of the Shinshinim program, which was sponsored by Temple Emanuel and Shaare Emeth. A year: 365 days,...

One year ago, Jews around the world awoke to learn of a horrific event. The Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, accounted for the largest number of Jews killed in a single day since the Holocaust. The following 12 months have been a period of mourning...

St. Louisans are invited to participate in a global moment of silence as part of a larger memorial marking one year since the devastating Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led terrorist attack in Israel. The event, organized by families of the hostage and murder victims,...

By Samuel Eli ShepherdSeptember 27, 2024 This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Saturday Night Live, or SNL, premiered the first episode of its 50th season...