This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. There have been more than 10,000 antisemitic incidents in the U.S. since Oct 7, the highest number ever recorded by the...

On Saturday, Oct. 5, a group of about a dozen masked men gathered on an overpass in Town and Country, displaying Nazi symbols. Dressed in black and carrying flags emblazoned with swastikas and other white supremacist imagery, they held banners over Highway...

Oct. 7 is an important day in my life, but not for the reasons you are thinking.  You see, 26 years ago today, my daughter Isabella was born.  Her sweet smile was contagious from the very beginning.  She was our first child, and as a result I did not...

One of the best things about being Jewish is celebrating holidays. There are the standard American and Hallmark ones like Valentine’s Day and Thanksgiving. Jews get so many extra holidays, including our gift of having two New Year’s celebrations.  When...

The Loewenstein family takes the concept of l’dor v’dor to heart. Rob Loewenstein, 89, has been blowing shofar on Rosh Hashanah for 79 years. Arnold Weiss, his great-uncle, blew shofar in the 1920s at B’nai El, as did his father, Erwin Loewenstein....

Six13, the popular Jewish a cappella group, has released a new video just in time for Rosh Hashanah 5785. Known for its creative parodies, Six13 presents "5785," a playful twist on Bowling for Soup’s pop-rock classic "1985." The video prominently...

I used to think St. Louisans’ fixation on where they went to high school was specific to St. Louis. As someone who didn’t grow up here, I just figured the proverbial, “Where’d you go to high school?” question was as provincial as kids telling...

As Iran launched a barrage of more than 100 ballistic missiles at Israel on October 1, 2024, the St. Louis Jewish Light was in contact with Naama Herz, a 19-year-old Israeli woman from Kibbutz Ramot Menashe. Herz had returned to Israel in late August...

At least 8 people were killed in a shooting attack in Jaffa, one of the deadliest terror attacks in Israel since Oct. 7, 2023. The attack, which also wounded several people, occurred at an extremely volatile time in Israel, amid a barrage of missiles...

In a powerful show of unity, the St. Louis Jewish community will come together on Monday, Oct. 7 to mark one year of remembrance, support and hope. Organized by the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, "Darkness to Light" will provide a space for individuals...

Sometimes, what we learn from Jewish teachings and what science tells us don't exactly line up. Historically, Jewish intellectuals have been puzzling over how to align these contrasting views. Now, two such scholars, Rabbis Joel Padowitz and Jonathan...