Tzedakah is the Hebrew word for philanthropy and charity. But, tzedakah is much more than giving money, tzedakah is meant to build trusting relationships and includes contributions of time, effort, and...

You might associate Manischewitz with painfully sweet wine in a square bottle, or perhaps with the Passover coffee cake mix your bubbe makes every year and the tin of coconut macaroons in her pantry. You...

In April of 2021, Scott Lefton, co-owner of "Lefty’s Bagels" told the Jewish Light, “Judging how weekend sales go, we’ll see if we can grow it into weekday sales and then maybe have our own, brick-and-mortar...

“We did not fail. It was the numbers,” said Harlan Levin, owner and chief kibitzer at Pumpernickles Deli, which officially closed its doors on July 4. “We could have stayed open, but the grind with...

The iconic Pumpernickles Delicatessen in Creve Coeur is permanently closing.  In a Facebook post published on Monday, just before 2 p.m., deli management announced that the decision to shutter the...

My grandfather, Baba, used to joke how because he was Jewish, he'd never lose weight. He would remind us how many of our holidays were based on the idea that someone didn't like us, someone tried to kill...

Of the essential elements comprising Judaism, perhaps the most universally known and beloved is challah, the centerpiece of the weekly Shabbat table and many holidays. Yet challah did not start out...

The Eastern European Jews who immigrated to America in the early 20th century brought with them the flavors of home — hearty peasant foods seasoned with grease, onions and brine. Out of this gastronomic...

Challah is a perfect symbol of the Jewish faith. It's the centerpiece of the Shabbat table and has become interwoven into all fabrics of Jewish society in one way or another. Challah is made in various...

If you're only going to do two things, or in this case, bake two things, they better be pretty darn good. Mitch Furman, owner of Broyt Baking bakes two things pretty darn well: challah and babka. In...