There’s nothing like seeing yourself represented on screen, especially when the TV show or movie in question highlights the food of your heritage. And at The Nosher, we are smug in the knowledge that Jewish food ranks among the best in the world —...

The majority of St. Louis area students are back at school. That routine brings a good amount of order back into families’ lives. While most kids don’t love mornings getting ready and evenings doing homework, structure is actually really helpful to...

This week the St. Louis Jewish Light wished everyone a happy first week of school and a good year. We asked you all to send us your back-to-school pictures and many of you did. It's not too late to be added to our gallery below. Send us your pictures...

(New York Jewish Week) – Though Bravo is opting for an entirely new cast to fill the designer shoes of the iconic “Real Housewives of New York City,” the show won’t have a lack of Jewish energy. Page Six reported Tuesday that Jewish social...

Celery juice may be the all the rage right now as the detox drink of choice, (according to the Kardashians, at least), but Jews were imbibing their vegetables long before this modern-day craze. Dr. Brown, who lived in the Lower East Side or Williamsburg...

(JTA) — Back in 2000, Spike Lee made a concert film starring four of the most popular Black comics of the day: Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric The Entertainer and the late great Bernie Mac. “The Original Kings of Comedy” was a revelation for...

You know those adorable moms who take those adorable pictures of their kids on the first day of school holding those adorable signs saying what grade they’re in?  I’m not one of those. While the signs are fun and cute, I feel like they could convey...

Sarah Silverman is not afraid to speak her mind. In fact, most recently she made news by popularizing the term “Jewface” to describe non-Jewish actors playing Jewish roles and kicked off a heated cultural conversation in the process. But controversy...

If you were a kitchen appliance, what would you be and why?” my manager asked. It was mid-Monday morning, usually one of the slowest times at the cafe where we worked, and Bob loved to probe the depths of our souls during slow moments. “Cuisinart,”...

(New York Jewish Week) — “How long is this interview going to be? My agent said this was going to be brief,” comedian Jessica Kirson says, greeting a New York Jewish Week reporter.  “I’m constantly complaining,” she added by way of explanation.  While...

There’s a song kids sing at Jewish summer camp with the lyrics, “Wherever you go, there’s always someone Jewish.” My husband and I lived that last week when we traveled to San Diego, where both kids played in the JCC Maccabi Games. Of course,...

In a previous column I created an awards ceremony for moms, but we shouldn’t get all the attention. Dads deserve to be the butt of the joke … I mean, dads deserve praise, too. They should be awarded for all they do, especially when it’s ridiculous...