Skip to Main Content
A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Lifestyles

It’s a good thing journals are private; oh, wait

It’s a good thing journals are private; oh, wait

AMY FENSTER BROWN, Special to the Jewish LightPublished April 3, 2022

As an homage to the great Marcia Brady, I’ve been keeping a diary, or as the cool kids call it, a journal. Articles and podcasts aplenty tout the benefits of journaling. Apparently, it’s good for you.  Plain journals come with blank pages,...

Israeli start up is mixing medical mushrooms and cannabis for cancer care

Israeli start up is mixing medical mushrooms and cannabis for cancer care

Published March 27, 2022

Can cannabis cure breast cancer? Not yet, unfortunately. But according to Herzliya-based startup Cannabotech, when paired with medical mushrooms cannabis may one day be able to reduce the amount of chemotherapy patients need to take. “We know that...

Looking for Passover books for kids? Here are recommendations from PJ Library

Looking for Passover books for kids? Here are recommendations from PJ Library

JEN BAER, Special to the Jewish LightPublished March 23, 2022

This time of year brings basketball fever. That’s when the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournament occurs. Each year around this time, people start filling out brackets and entering pools…Not the kind you swim in, but the ones where you...

Joanie Leeds

Jewish Song of the Week: ‘Tikkun Olam’ by Joanie Leeds

Published March 23, 2022

‘Tikkun Olam’ by Joanie Leeds (JKids Radio) “While spring is a hopeful time of year when we often think about improving ourselves, we also can’t forget there’s a lot of work that we all have to do together. This is a GREAT time to teach children...

black silhouettes of three groups of different teen people standing and talking to each other

Keep it 100: Your teenspeak glossary, part two

AMY FENSTER BROWNPublished March 17, 2022

Recently, I created a makeshift glossary of trendy teen lingo for you, and you’ve made it clear you want more. The tremendous feedback I’ve gotten from so many of you proves I’m not the only one who doesn’t understand what the kids these days...

A recent catchball practice at Chesterfield Athletic Club. Photo: Bill Motchan

Israeli sport catches on in St. Louis

ELLEN FUTTERMAN, Editor-in-ChiefPublished March 13, 2022

The most popular recreational sport among adult women in Israel is relatively unknown outside of the Jewish state. And even though it has its own international association and is spreading to countries worldwide, including the United States, most people...

Jessica Litwack created mamaSpace in 2011.

Litwack’s online community goes ‘nextGen’ for moms of kids age 10+

ELLEN FUTTERMAN, Editor-in-ChiefPublished March 13, 2022

Social media is often criticized for its dangers, including harassment, cyberbullying and promoting false narratives. On the flip side, it can provide connections like no other medium, linking us to thousands of people from all over the world experiencing...

Staying sober on Purim: Jews with alcohol use disorder can be triggered during the drinking holiday

Staying sober on Purim: Jews with alcohol use disorder can be triggered during the drinking holiday

Published March 11, 2022

(JTA) — When Jerry was 21, he was invited to a “white kiddush,” a twist on the Shabbat eve service that substitutes vodka for the traditional wine or grape juice. It took place during Purim, the Jewish holiday when alcohol is not only permitted...

These are my kind of clubs. Wanna join?

These are my kind of clubs. Wanna join?

AMY FENSTER BROWN, Special to the Jewish LightPublished March 9, 2022

Not long ago I told you about book clubs I’d attended that didn’t exactly work out for me because reading the assigned book by the deadline was too much like homework. Homework was never really my strong suit. It probably was just the club part that...

Jewish Song of the Week: 'Hadassah' by Mama Mac

Jewish Song of the Week: ‘Hadassah’ by Mama Mac

Published March 9, 2022

“Hadassah” by Mama Mac (JKids Radio) “It’s almost Purim, and I LOVE that there are so many ways to celebrate, from being SUPER silly, all decked out in costumes, to making gift bags for those in need. One amazing trend I’m seeing in Purim music...

Load More Stories