I have a terrible memory.  Actually, I remember obscure details really well but forget passwords, early pick up times, birthday parties and pretty much anything with numbers.  I should seriously pause for a moment each day and say a prayer of gratitude...

Remember the cozy tradition of matzah pajamas? Well, they're back and better than ever. Rabbi Yael Buechler introduced her beloved matzah pajamas to our readers in 2021, after she was inspired by her youngest son's adorable choice of "matzah...

JGrads St. Louis, Chabad on Campus's effort to recognize the needs of the hundreds of Jewish graduate students and their peers in St. Louis, is gearing up for its Passover seder. "The seder is targeted at Jewish graduate students and their peers,"...

Nearly 500 participants joined in the Purim re-enactment and parade through the streets of University City on Sunday, March 24. Costumed characters marched alongside the characters in the Purim story during the annual event. In the spirit of the holiday,...

About a year ago, on March 16 to be exact, Michael Dorf opened City Winery St. Louis, an entertainment venue, restaurant, winery and event space at the City Foundry in Midtown. When I interviewed him at the time of the opening, our conversation ended...

Tickets are now on sale for “The Passover Project: A Musical Seder,” at the City Winery on Thursday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. Rooted in a few examples from other creative communities around the country, the St. Louis Jewish Light wanted to create...

This year, Congregation Temple Israel got an early start on Purim, which begins at sunset on Saturday, March 23 and continues through the evening of Sunday, March 24. On Sunday, March 10, students from the religious school performed "A Very Muppet...

Soulard Mardi Gras, now the second-largest carnival celebration in the U.S., began in 1980 when five friends threw a house party. The University City Purim re-enactment shares several similarities. Participants dress up in costumes and the highlight of...

It was a happy sixth night of Hanukkah in downtown St. Louis at the 29-foot-tall menorah. St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones declared Dec. 12, “A Day Of Light And Jewish Pride" in the city of St. Louis, and joined Chabad’s regional director Rabbi...

Hanukkah celebrates the hard-fought victory of the Maccabees over the Syrian Greek army. Following their victory, the Jews rededicated the Second Temple in Jerusalem — removing idols and statues left by their enemies, cleansing the Temple, building...

(JTA) — The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany hosted its seventh annual International Holocaust Survivors Night event Monday with a slate of Jewish celebrities, communal leaders and heads of state — many of whom drew connections...

The city of St. Louis officially kicked off the Hanukkah season Thursday night with the lighting of what is believed to be the third tallest Hanukkah menorah in the United States. The 29-foot menorah is just 5-feet shorter than the world's largest menorah,...