Missouri Torah Institute held its 13th annual dinner on June 7, but as the event’s emcee Aaron Lefton, noted, it was virtually their first. The online event paid tribute to honorees Michael and Carol Staenberg. In a statement, the school noted the Staenberg...
By Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published May 4, 2020
To rent "Resistance," visit www.resistance.movie/watch-at-home Dan Reich, curator and director of education of the St. Louis Holocaust Museum and Learning Center, will moderate a Zoom discussion with Eisenberg and Jakubowicz at 7:30 p.m. May 7.To join...
With masks in short supply, Jewish Light Editor Ellen Futterman demonstrates how you can turn that yarmulke that has sitting in your drawer since your colleague's son's bar mitzvah 30 years ago into a covering to help protect you from COVID-19 when...
Congregation B'nai Amoona clergy and members became the latest St. Louisans to offer a take on Laura Branigan's song "Gloria," which became the St. Louis Blues' victory anthem en route to winning the Stanley Cup. What made the Conservative congregation's...
Unsure of what you can eat this Passover? Let this video of M.C. Hammer's "U Can't Touch This" help.Hallmark eCard "U Can't Touch This" from rohitash rao on Vimeo.
The Sklar Brothers, the comedic duo that hosted ESPN's "Cheap Seats" and has appeared on shows like "Entourage," Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Better Call Saul," were back in their hometown, St. Louis, to perform at Congregation B'nai Amoona on Sunday, Feb....
There’s no one way to be Jewish in 2019 America. At least that’s one of the themes the Jewish Light discovered when it embarked on its “Why Be Jewish?” video storytelling project a year ago.Each "Why Be Jewish?" video runs between two and five...
The eighth annual Hanukkah Hullabaloo took place on Saturday night Dec. 8 at the Grandel Theatre. Brothers Lazaroff were joined by Rabbi James Stone Goodman and the Eight Nights Orchestra, DJ Boogieman, jazz/ soul singer Anita Jackson and other musical...
Do you smell the latkes in the air? Are you dusting off your candles and menorahs? If you’re in need of some fun entertainment as you prepare for eight nights of celebration, check out these ten must-see Hanukkah videos – something for you, the kids,...
Paul Schankman, a local filmmaker, produced a documentary for HEC Media about the building swap between Kol Rinah, a Conservative Jewish congregation, and The Journey, a Christian church. The name of the film is "A Moving Story.""What started as a simple...
By Eric Berger, staff writer
• Published October 29, 2018
Some 1,500 people filled the gymnasium at the Jewish Community Center near Creve Coeur on Sunday, Oct. 28 to hold a vigil for the victims of the Tree of Life shooting in Pittsburgh. Speakers included clergy from the Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities,...
Thanks to generous support from the Staenberg Family Foundation, a supporting foundation of Jewish Federation, the Jewish Light's Spotlight page offers a full page of images of recent Jewish community events. Have a photo you would like to submit? Email...
