There are holiday art and crafts fairs and then there are holiday art and crafts fairs – make no mistake, not all are created equal. Possibly the best one in the St. Louis area takes place this weekend. Unique Boutique art fair at John Burroughs...

Karen Silverstein, who was born and raised in St. Louis and first came to public attention with the cult-classic culinary documentary "Gefilte Fish," passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer on Nov. 11, 2022, in the San Francisco...

(JTA) — Like so many other American Jews from the New York area, I have been eagerly awaiting “I’ll Have What She’s Having,” the new exhibit on the American Jewish deli now on view at the New-York Historical Society. After all, the deli was...

The Muny, St. Louis' largest outdoor musical theater venue, is kicking off its seven-show lineup for summer 2023 with the story of legendary Jewish songwriter-singer, Carole King. Beautiful- The Carole King Musical tells the inspiring true story of...

In 1952, a 5-year-old Sammy Fabelman (or was it Steven Spielberg) saw a train crash. His parents both assured him it wasn’t real. His father, an engineer, explained it by describing the mechanics of a film projector. His mother, a free spirit and would-be...

Hazzan Sharon Nathanson, backed by a band, was the featured performer at Congregation B’nai Amoona on Sunday, November 13 to celebrate her 16th year serving the congregation. The concert was billed as Cantor Sharon Nathanson’s Sweet 16+ concert...

In Saturday’s “SNL” monologue, Dave Chappelle offered a canny pro-tip to Kanye West.  Trotting out a variation on George Carlin’s “Seven Words,” the comedian said there are “two words in the English language that you should never say...

(New York Jewish Week) — In “The Calling,” a new miniseries streaming on Peacock, a Jewish NYPD detective fights crime and solves mysteries by letting his Jewishness lead the way. Jeff Wilbusch plays Avraham Avraham, a detective whose Judaism is...

(JTA) — There’s a good chance that right now, Nathan Steuer is playing, or thinking about playing, Magic: The Gathering. The trading card game, which Steuer used to play with friends at Jewish summer camp, has become the 20-year-old Berkeley native’s...

“Bibi: My Story” by Benjamin Netanyahu, Simon & Schuster, 724 pages, $35 Mark Twain’s famous response to the premature publication of his obituary — “The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated” accurately describes the political...