When it comes to planning for and financing higher education - especially in this mid-pandemic, geopolitically fragile environment - there are a lot of complex factors to consider. And for families considering major and state universities can be challenging...

Between work conference calls, Olga Gorodetsky anxiously checks text messages from her mother Valentina Timoshina. They live in vastly different circumstances. Gorodetsky is in her second-floor home office in Chesterfield and Timoshina is hiding out in...

Aging is a challenge as we all know. However, it no longer means having to sit home alone, in a rocking chair on the porch or waiting for the phone to ring. As aging boomers, whether healthy or not, let’s try to spend our time doing what we can and...

As a pediatrician, I often was asked whether it is harder to raise children now than in the past. I think most people assume I quickly responded yes. Surely it seems like the times have never been more dangerous and complex: Social media and the pressure...

“Come, Come, Wherever You Are” by Noah Aronson (JKids Radio) “This song by Noah Aronson has a beautiful message of welcoming and inclusivity that I wanted to share with y’all for Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month. The lyrics are...

It's funny how the world changes you and your community. Thirty-six months ago, I would have said media literacy or student press rights were the most significant issue facing scholastic journalism. However, in our new reality, the most critical...

They say necessity is the mother of invention. Boy, was that ever the case for St. Louis native Sarah Hirsch Maddali. After she and her husband had two children, now ages 3 and 6, Maddali grew frustrated that she couldn’t find age-appropriate...

To get a better understanding of the issues mental health professionals have been seeing as the pandemic continues, the Jewish Light sat down with licensed social worker Nikki Rauner from Emotional Health Therapy in Clayton to ask her some questions. As...

Dean Robbins fondly remembers growing up in St. Louis and playing softball at the Jewish Community Center. When he was rounding the bases, “I was thinking about Jackie Robinson, Babe Ruth, Lou Brock and all the great Cardinal stars in the late ’60s.” He...

In December, a St. Louis mishpacha (family) group created by the Jewish Community Center celebrated its 40-year anniversary. The 15-family group includes two original members. Through four decades, they’ve celebrated simchas and mourned losses together....

Just days ago, my older kid turned 16. Sixteen! That means in addition to driving us crazy, he’s driving himself and his little brother all over town. Said little brother will be 15 pretty soon.  These two above-average mensches are full of thoughts...