BARBARA BALLINGER AND MARGARET CRANE, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published October 19, 2022
Excuses. Excuses. We are all guilty of using them to rationalize and make us feel better. But some folks are chronic repeat offenders.
There, we've said enough!
Alibis are designed to get someone off the hook; either the person who needs the...
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published October 19, 2022
St. Louis native Rick Stack, a 2021 inductee into the University City High School Hall of Fame, will participate in an online discussion on Oct. 19 following a screening of a film he co-produced, “In the Executioner’s Shadow,” which explores justice,...
The New Jewish Theatre is pleased to announce its 2023 season, which is also its 25th season of producing professional plays and musicals at the J. The season celebrates some of the New Jewish Theatre’s most beloved playwrights, productions and actors,...
By DAVID BRINN, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published October 17, 2022
A Grateful Dead tribute band, featuring St. Louisan Robert Koritz on drums, with help from its merry flock of followers – faithfully recreates the 50th anniversary of a legendary 1972 tour of Europe.
(New York Jewish Week) — “Saturday Night Live” has a new Chuck Schumer: cast member and Jewish comedian Sarah Sherman.
The native of a “really Jewish Long Island” played the New York Democrat and Senate majority leader in last night’s cold...
Judy Lash Balint, JNS
• Published October 13, 2022
(JNS) Contemporary art might not be the first thing on the minds of visitors to the remnants of ancient Jerusalem, but this Sukkot a ground-breaking exhibit brought art and archaeology together 20 feet under the Western Wall.
“Arteology: The Power...
(JNS) In an interview with the New York Post’s Page Six on Wednesday, rapper Kanye West made it clear that he has no reservations about his recent anti-Semitic statements and social media posts.
“Hey, if you call somebody out for bad business,...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published October 13, 2022
Washington University’s Graham Chapel was the site of a packed house Oct. 12 listening to life lessons and wisdom from a fashion icon. “Speaking of Fashion: Conversation with Diane von Furstenberg” featured the famous designer chatting with Derek...
Dan Buffa, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published October 13, 2022
“What if I told you that your family was murdered for no reason at all? Now, ask yourself, what would you do?”
This heart-piercing question opens the Holocaust revenge drama “Plan A,” which is based on a true story.
That special brand...
Lior Zaltzman, Kveller
• Published October 12, 2022
“Reboot,” a Hulu series that premiered in September, stars two Jewish TV greats — Paul Reiser of “Mad About You” fame and “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” creator and star, Rachel Bloom.
Reiser plays Gordon Gelman, an artistic and somewhat...
