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...
By Rob Eshman, The Forward
• Published August 17, 2022
Here’s how you can tell that “The Bear,” a breakout hit about a four-star Manhattan chef who returns home to sling hash in his family’s zero-star Chicago sandwich shop, is TV’s best-ever portrayal of life in a restaurant kitchen: Because with...
The J (St. Louis Jewish Community Center) is excited to welcome Rebekah Scallet as the New Jewish Theatre’s new artistic director. Scallet is excited to begin her New Jewish Theatre (NJT) career by producing the world-premiere of The Bee Play this September....
SUZANNE EPSTEIN-LANG, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published August 17, 2022
As a child, everything I knew about shiva came from “The Facts of Life” (“TFOL” for those in the know). In case your recall for 1980s television shows is not as ridiculous as mine, I will set the scene: Natalie Green’s father has unexpectedly...
Summer is drawing to a close, and children soon will return to school. I recommend that parents dedicate some time to discussing their child’s sleep schedule now and not wait until problems occur.
Studies confirm that a lack of adequate sleep has measurable...
(JTA) – A school district in suburban Fort Worth, Texas, has ordered its librarians to remove an illustrated adaptation of “The Diary of Anne Frank” from their shelves and digital libraries, along with the Bible and dozens of other books that were...
Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-Chief
• Published August 16, 2022
The Jewish Community Relations Council, National Council of Jewish Women-St. Louis and the Ethical Society of St. Louis, along with a coalition of local co-sponsoring organizations, are presenting a live screening of the HBO Max documentary “Meet the...
(JTA) – Riding a wave of tabloid notoriety after winning his highly publicized defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, Johnny Depp is planning to direct a biopic about a different troubled figure: the Jewish Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani.
The...
(JTA) — A Hungarian music festival barred a Spanish hip-hop band from future performances after they published a video of its members defacing an Israeli flag on Monday.
The three members of Tribade posted a video of themselves to Twitter, in which...
The St. Louis Jewish Community Center (The J) will host its 44th annual St. Louis Jewish Book Festival from November 6-13. The festival features a lineup of bestselling authors, investigative journalists, Netflix stars, nationally known chefs, true crime...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published August 15, 2022
Well, it's about time former U.S. Senator Al Franken and Jewish comedy legend Al Franken got his own late-night show, even if it's just for one night.
On Monday, in an email to fans, Franken announced he'll be hosting “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Tuesday...
(JTA) — Miriam Eskenasy didn’t know exactly what she was signing up for when she applied to tutor Hebrew on “The Rehearsal,” Jewish comedian Nathan Fielder’s reality-bending HBO show in which (ostensibly) real people practice for uncomfortable...
