For over a year, an image of the Bibas family in Batman pajamas symbolized the global call for their return from captivity in Gaza. This Purim, children in Israel and beyond are dressing as Batman for Purim to honor Ariel Bibas, the 4-year-old who was...
This week, we celebrate Purim. The holiday is a remembrance of a dark tale, filled with trickery, deception, and plots of murder and revenge.
The themes of the story are heavy and important. But the celebration of Purim is surrounded by a gauzy cloud...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published March 10, 2025
On a typical afternoon in University City, you don’t generally see a pink and blue shark, Wonder Woman, Popeye, CIA spies and a guy dressed as a Rubik’s Cube walking down the street together. Or Haman and Mordecai chatting about their weekend plans....
An endless Passover seder takes center stage in “One Little Goat: A Passover Catastrophe,” by writer Dara Horn and illustrator Theo Ellsworth, award-winners who teamed up for a humor-filled, time-travel graphic novel for young people.
The tale...
Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-Chief
• Published February 19, 2025
Tickets are now on sale for the 2025 installment of “The Passover Project: A Musical Seder,” at the City Winery on Tuesday, April 8 at 7 p.m. (doors at 6 p.m.)
Rooted in a few examples from other creative communities around the country, the ...
By Rabbi Janine Schloss, Rabbi Educator at Temple Emanuel
• Published December 23, 2024
When I was young, my brother and I used to fight over Hanukkah gelt. This was complicated because the pieces were different sizes, so even if the number of pieces were the same, it still didn’t always seem fair.
As an adult, it always felt embarrassing...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published December 23, 2024
Last year, St. Louis unveiled a spectacular new addition to its holiday celebrations: the Staenberg Menorah, a towering 29-foot-tall marvel located at Kiener Plaza with the Gateway Arch towering behind it. Constructed with 250 feet of truss and lit with...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published December 17, 2024
The Festival of Lights just got a little brighter—and a whole lot creamier. Clementine's Naughty and Nice Creamery is rolling out two new Hanukkah-inspired ice cream flavors at all eight St. Louis-area parlors. If you can’t wait—or live outside...
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI — This Hanukkah, the 29’ Staenberg Menorah at Kiener Plaza Park will be lit every night of the eight day holiday. The Chanukah @ The Arch celebrations, sponsored by Peoples National Bank, will feature Hanukkah light-up giveaways,...
What happens when you take a dive bar, add some dazzling outfits, a guest DJ and the St. Louis young adult Jewish community? You get LollapaJEWza, of course—the annual holiday event that’s been bringing people together for 15 years. This year, it’s...
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published December 15, 2024
Ruby Gubitz proudly held up her new blue home-made menorah. The 5-year-old painted the base and inserted candles during the Home Depot Hanukkah Experience on Sunday, Dec. 15. Ruby also got to spend some quality time with her grandparents Charlene and...
Let’s be honest, when you think of Hanukkah prep, your first thought probably isn’t, “I need to hit up The Home Depot.” But for the past 16 years, Chabad of Greater St. Louis has been flipping that script—and it’s been a glowing success (pun...
