“I’m Gonna Walk It With You” by Shul Sisters (Jewish Rock Radio)
One thing that has always been important to me is using music to create bridges between people of different backgrounds. In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I wanted to...
MIMI DAVID, Special to the Jewish Light
• January 12, 2022
“Mommy, Yoni made me look like a boy!”
It was 7 a.m. and I had been up all night with the kids. Finally about 5:30 a.m., things settled and I fell into a deep and much needed sleep. When my daughter came to share this exciting development with...
Upcoming events including Martin Luther King Jr. Day events held by the Missouri History Museum and the Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School, a Children’s Mitzvah Program at the J and more.
MLK Community Celebration
When/Where: Saturday, Jan....
“Tu BiShvat (Birthday of the Trees)” by Mister G (JKids Radio)
Tu B’Shvat is a great holiday for families! What a special opportunity to teach our children about nature, caring for the world, and all that trees give to us. This grooving song...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• January 9, 2022
Until recently, I was unfamiliar with the term “palliative care.” I didn’t know the difference between assisted living and skilled nursing. I had no idea that the acronym “LO” meant “loved one.”
I am a novice caregiver, making important...
The Creve Coeur police and K9 unit and the Creve Coeur Fire Department showed up as did Louie, the mascot of the St. Louis Blues. The principal of Bellerive Elementary was also on hand, along with the school’s roadrunner mascot, as well as massive tow...
Carol Unger, For TC Jew Folk, Special For The Jewish Light
• January 7, 2022
This story originally was published by our partners at TCJewfolk.com
So, what’s the baby’s name?”
My friend breathed an anguished sigh and then mumbled something that sounded like Ren.
“Ren,” I repeated.
“W-r-e-n.” She spelled...
By Amy Fenster Brown, Special For The Jewish Light
• January 4, 2022
Well, hello there, 2022! We are so happy to see you, but we need to welcome you at arm’s length.
You can understand that we are a little hesitant because last year we rolled out the red carpet for 2021, and it kind of did us wrong. It started off...
“Tree of Life” by Abbie Strauss (Jewish Rock Radio)
Tu B’Shvat is coming up, and as a total nature-lover, I love any chance to appreciate the great outdoors! Nature is also full of powerful metaphors that help us understand our place in the world...
The Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School has appointed Raquel Scharf-Anderson as Mirowitz's next Head of School beginning July 1.
According to a letter sent to parents, Scharf-Anderson has spent most of her career in the Jewish day school world....
There is a new class for expecting parents.
The phrase “B’sha’ah Tovah” is the traditional response to learning that someone is expecting a child – it literally translates to “at a good hour,” but is understood to mean “may everything...
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As a 21-year-old heading off to social work school, I watched my Bubby Jenny die within...
