JENNIFER BAER, Director, PJ Library & Family Engagement at the Jewish Federation of St. Louis
• Published April 3, 2024
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...
For the last two years in which I was enrolled in rabbinical school, I served a small congregation every month located in the heart of Cajun Country: Lafayette, La.
Located as it was near the Gulf of Mexico, the residents of Lafayette ate a lot...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published April 2, 2024
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,"...
By Rabbi Dale Schreiber
• Published March 28, 2024
For an estimated 13 centuries, sacrificial offerings were the way of Jewish worship. The protocols for such practices are recorded in the third book of Torah, Leviticus, or Vayikra in Hebrew.
The rabbis often referred to books of Torah with names reflecting...
Basketball fans are still debating Jordan vs. Lebron—which was the GOAT (the Greatest of All Time). New Yorkers of a certain age used to argue passionately about the relative merits of Mantle, Mays and Snider, who were contemporaneous and competing...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published March 24, 2024
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,...
By Cantor and Rabbi Ron Eichaker United hebrew Congreegation
• Published March 21, 2024
At times, our purpose or direction in life may be less clear than others. There can be many influences that can cast a pall over our existence, taking us to murky places we may not choose to go.
When clouds of uncertainty cause us to remain stationary,...
BY ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
• Published March 21, 2024
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...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 12, 2024
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...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published March 12, 2024
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...
