“Stay positive,” we’re told when suffering from an illness. It’s easy to dismiss such comments as platitudes from well-meaning friends. But Technion scientists have demonstrated that activation of the brain’s reward system can boost...

(JTA) — Earlier this month, a group of 10 Jewish Boy Scouts hiked more than 100 miles in New Mexico, but the trek wasn’t the most intense part of their trip. That came on the plane ride home, when two of the scouts and their adult staff members saved...

(New York Jewish Week) — “We honeymooned at Kutsher’s in late October 1968,” Barbara Gelman recalled in an oral history for the Borscht Belt Museum. “When we ordered dinner, the waitress enumerated all the desserts, and my new husband simply...

Israeli wine expert Adam S. Montefiore often notes that while wine has been produced in the land of Israel for about 5,000 years, it’s only in the last 20 years or so that its quality has soared. In the last decade, “it’s been an absolute wine...

With President Joe Biden’s announcement that he is withdrawing from the presidential race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, eyes have turned toward Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania’s Jewish governor, as a possible vice presidential running mate.  Shapiro,...

A Jewish student in Dallas was subjected to retaliation by a teacher over a U.S. Department of Education probe of the Dallas Independent School District for alleged Title VI violations, according to the nonprofit StandWithUS. When the student, one of...

The Jewish Federation of St. Louis has rolled out its 2023 Impact Report, showcasing a substantial $9.5 million in community investments. These funds have been channeled into various programs supporting Jewish life locally and globally, including early...

In response to the daily reminders of increased antisemitic incidents around the country, the local group "St. Louis Votes" is launching a new effort to maximize Jewish voter turnout in our region. The project aims to educate the community on Missouri’s...

“A person is given three names: one that their parents call them, one their fellows call them, and one that they acquire with their deeds.” (Midrash Tanhuma, Va-yakhel) The naming process is unique to each individual and culture, yet names...

I’m six months shy of 80 and in two weeks I’ll head from Vermont to Chattanooga, Tennessee, to do 75 minutes of stand-up comedy. Why am I still out there? As Bob Newhart, who died this week at 94, explained, it was worth it to him to take his...

The four actors playing the leads in the Muny Opera’s production of “Fiddler On The Roof” are all Jewish and they all find special meaning in their roles. That was one of the insights they shared during a behind the scenes panel discussion held...

President Joe Biden announced he is withdrawing from the presidential race after weeks of political jockeying in the wake of a disastrous debate performance and diminishing polling numbers. He has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. Moments later,...