We will have barely cleared the dishes from Thanksgiving, when Hanukkah shows up a few days later — in November, no less. If like me, you’re behind in your Hanukkah shopping — or haven’t even started! — perhaps some things in the Light’s...

Beckie Jacobs wears a hat that simply reads, "No BS." The saying speaks for her work, personality, and the treats that she serves up every week at Serendipity Homemade Ice Cream in Webster Groves, which she owns and operates six days a week. Believe...

St. Louisan's new idea to give your Hanukkah gifts some extra flair. You have eight nights of gifts to give, which means eight gifts to wrap, but are you just going to use a regular piece of wrapping paper? If you're looking to expand your wrapping...

One of our favorite St. Louis Jewish celebrities continues to bring a bit of sweetness to our lives. At the beginning of the month we told you that Andy Cohen now has his own ice cream flavor. In partnership with Clementine’s Naughty and Nice Creamery,...

Hanukkah is a holiday bursting with meaning, ideas that we can apply to our daily lives. We eat traditional foods fried in oil at our Hanukkah meal to remind us of the miracles and bravery of our forefathers. Admittedly, preparing an entire holiday meal...

We caught up with David and Jeff Lazaroff in advance of the 11th annual Hanukkah Hullabaloo at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4 at The Big Top, 3401 Washington Blvd., in Grand Center. Their band, Brothers Lazaroff, will perform with Rabbi James Stone Goodman...

In Hebrew there is a saying that “M’at min ha’ohr docheh harbay min ha’choshech,” a small bit of light dispels a great deal of darkness.  Anyone who has experienced a blackout in the middle of night knows this is true:  The light of one small...

Saying the word “snow” in my house is akin to other four-letter words that are less-than-polite. With the days getting shorter and darker, I like to subject my kids to listening to my off-key rendition of Debbie Boone’s hit from the 70’s, “You...