In the ancient wisdom of the Torah, the phrase na’ashe v’nishmah – "We will do and we will hear" – captures a deep commitment to action and understanding. This timeless principle, which also inspires the name of the Nishmah women’s group at...

Hugo Houle showed off the IPT colors nicely on stage 2 of the Tour de France as he made it into the winning breakaway, ultimately finishing in ninth place on the day. “I was happy to get in the break today. It’s a good start and hopefully,...

The first Jewish text that came to mind watching President Joe Biden’s painful performance in last night’s debate was Ecclesiastes, the scroll we read on Sukkot, which this year falls a few weeks before the most important election in our lifetimes. Its...

It was 90 years ago that the querulous, sputtering Donald Duck first appeared in a movie short. The Russian Jewish director Sergei Eisenstein adored Donald and his Disney confrères, despite their lack of social significance; Eisenstein deemed Donald...

I. Love. Mah Jongg. Formerly a game where for your Bubbe and her blue-haired friends, Mah Jongg  is cool amongst the 40- and 50-something crowd. Tiles and numbers, symbols and strategy, rules and adult women telling each other they’re doing it...

A diversity range of music was featured at the second Laz Jazz Fest on a steamy Saturday, June 29 at The Big Top in the Grand Arts District. The Jewish musicians David and Jeff Lazaroff created the festival to celebrate music from their band and...

  (JWV) -- During World War II a US Army P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft with the nickname “JEWBOY” boldly written on its side flew in combat against the German Luftwaffe in the skies over Europe. The pilot was Philip M. Goldstein. Born...

The term "Renaissance man or woman" is one we should all aspire to be called at some point in our lives. It refers to someone exceptionally knowledgeable, skilled, and proficient in a wide range of fields or disciplines....

Kinky Friedman, the cigar-chomping, mustachioed Texan country singer and mystery novelist whose body of work often seemed like the un-kosher marriage of the Borscht Belt and the Bible Belt, died June 27 from complications of Parkinson’s disease....

Less than 24 hours after opening, Craft Alliance shut down its artist-in-residence exhibition for policy violations. “The artwork and titles contained antisemitic imagery and slogans calling for violence and the destruction of the Jewish state of...

Tickets are still available for Laz Jazz Fest, the music extravaganza created and curated by the Brothers Lazaroff. The festival is scheduled for Saturday, June 29 at The Big Top in the Grand Center Arts District beginning at 4 p.m. (doors open at 3). David...

Laura Fields is the Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ new community coordinator for ElevatED, a program designed to test bold solutions for the recruitment and retention of early childhood educators. Field’s role is the liaison between the local community...