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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Jewish Music

Julie Lazaroff and Gayle Lazaroff

The latke ladies keeping St. Louis’ Hanukkah party sizzling

Bill Motchan, Contributing WriterPublished December 2, 2025

Editor’s Note: Hanukkah Hullabaloo—the Brothers Lazaroff’s beloved Festival of Lights extravaganza—returns for its 15th anniversary on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Grandel Theatre. This year, the Jewish Light is spotlighting the artists...

Inside the legendary one-take Hanukkah album St. Louis still talks about

Inside the legendary one-take Hanukkah album St. Louis still talks about

By Bill Motchan, Contributing WriterPublished December 2, 2025

Editor’s Note: Hanukkah Hullabaloo—the Brothers Lazaroff’s beloved Festival of Lights extravaganza—returns for its 15th anniversary on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Grandel Theatre. This year, the Jewish Light is spotlighting the artists...

David Goldenberg

Why this St. Louis mandolin star won’t miss Hanukkah Hullabaloo — ever

By Bill Motchan, Contributing WriterPublished November 30, 2025

Hanukkah Hullabaloo, the St. Louis Festival of Lights extravaganza hosted by the Brothers Lazaroff, celebrates its 15th anniversary on Saturday, Dec. 13. The party gets underway at 7:30 p.m. at the Grandel Theatre when David and Jeff Lazaroff bring together...

The outside of the newly renovated Powell Hall.

Powell Hall reopens with its Jewish heartbeat intact

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished September 24, 2025

  When the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra reopens Powell Symphony Hall this weekend, it won’t just be cutting a ribbon — it will be turning the page on a story more than 50 years in the making. And as we look ahead to the hall’s future,...

Feb 11, 2017; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Counting Crows Adam Duritz performs at the Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ron Elkman/USA TODAY NETWORK

Meet Adam Duritz: the Jewish rock idol you didn’t know you knew

Published August 27, 2025

If you were a Jewish young man coming out of college in the early 1990s, still wanting to be cool and hip, you were listening to the Counting Crows. The band quietly electrified us thanks to their super-hip frontman Adam Duritz. And when it became...

Photo of Barbara Streisand from a 1975 television special Funny Girl to funny Lady. The special was to promote the film Funny Lady. (Public Domain)

Largest known Streisand collection heads to auction

By Benjamin Ivry, The ForwardPublished August 21, 2025

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. For Barbra Streisand fans in search of a metsiya, opportunity has arrived in the form of an auction of what’s being...

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