This recipe originally appeared on The Nosher.Why use several different pots and pans when you can fit a full meal into one?Bachsh is a traditional Bukharian rice and meat dish that is loaded with aromatic onions and fresh herbs. Bukharian Jews originate...
This story originally appeared on Kveller.I’m sitting in a sold-out first weekend movie premiere of “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” delighted by the fact that this movie was filmed in my Pittsburgh neighborhood, Squirrel Hill. It’s an upscale,...
NEW YORK (JTA) — Seth Rogen and his father were honored by the secular Jewish group The Workers Circle — formerly known as The Workmen’s Circle until Monday night — for their contributions to Jewish culture, activism and promotion of the Yiddish...
(JTA) — Scarlett Johansson is back as Black Widow, also known as Natasha Romanoff, in a 2-minute trailer for a movie about her Marvel Universe character.The trailer for the new “Black Widow” film dropped on Monday, and introduces fans to Natasha...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published November 29, 2019
No question that St. Louis has more than its fair share of nonprofits and religious institutions that serve Thanksgiving dinner to those in need. But unique to Temple Israel’s Thanksgiving dinner story is that it originated from an act of kindness that...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published November 29, 2019
Almost as soon as we boarded a water taxi last weekend for North Captiva, we heard from the crew that there was going to be a wedding on this Florida island Saturday night. So on Saturday morning when we saw what looked like a chuppah being erected on...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published November 29, 2019
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Diane Katzman’s jewelry on Dec. 5 will go to Jewish Federation of St. Louis. Katzman will hold her annual sample sale at her studio, 8505 Delmar Blvd. (next to Jilly’s cupcakes) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec....
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published November 21, 2019
To enable Americans of all backgrounds to expose anti-Semitism and take action against hate speech, the AJC (American Jewish Committee), has launched “Translate Hate,” at AJC.org/TranslateHate.Presented as an illustrated glossary, Translate Hate lays...
By Nate Bloom, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published November 21, 2019
Stars of David — Jewish CelebritiesMovies and streaming“Charlie’s Angels” which opened last Friday and is based on the ‘70s TV series, follows two previous “Angels” feature films. The gimmick in this one is that the private agency that employs...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published November 21, 2019
Last year, frequent Jewish Light contributor Bill Motchan introduced readers to Ethan Leinwand, a gifted St. Louis Jewish pianist who specializes in jazz and a rollicking genre of music known as barrelhouse blues. Motchan recently checked in with Leinwand...
Elyse Willen and Ryan Panitz were married Sept. 1 at The Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland, where Rabbi Hal Rudin-Ludia officiated.Elyse is the daughter of Drs. Michael and Marlene Willen of Cleveland, and the granddaughter of the late Michael Donner and the late...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published November 21, 2019
Joyce Cohen Olshan knows it isn’t easy to get up for school in the morning. She encourages children to slither like a snake to the kitchen, make themselves part of a “pillow sandwich” or walk on bubble wrap.“Instead of everybody tearing their...
