Justice in Hebrew is "Tzedek" and justice takes many forms—showing up, speaking out, opening doors, building bridges. On May 20, the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) will celebrate those who do all of the above at the 2025 Tzedek Awards, held...

The phrase “active aging” didn’t just apply to the competitors in the 2025 St. Louis Senior Olympics. During the opening ceremonies at The Hub STL at The District in Chesterfield on Sunday, May 4, a special exhibition featured vintage cars. Two...

If you have glanced into any darkened synagogue, your attention was likely drawn toward the Ner Tamid, the perpetual flame near the ark at the front of the sanctuary representing the presence of God, and the holiness of the Torah scrolls. In the United...

Camp Ben Frankel is hoping to welcome up to 50 Israeli children this summer, up from the 18 it hosted last summer, thanks to a fundraising campaign that has drawn strong support from the St. Louis Jewish community and beyond, as well as funding from Jewish...

David Cohen, who assumed the role executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of St. Louis, officially stepped into his new position on March 31 and he has already become fully engaged in the St. Louis Jewish community. Cohen...

When an opposing goalie sees Yael Sabin approaching, it’s usually too late to react. The Jewish star midfielder for the Ladue Horton Watkins High School Rams will seize the opportunity to score yet another goal. Sabin, 18, has already amassed...

Myles Rosenblum, a 23-year-old IDF lone soldier from St. Louis, is returning home after two transformative years in the Israel Defense Forces. Serving in Israel’s elite Paratroopers Unit 101, Rosenblum’s journey—from intense combat training to frontline...

Growing up in the 1970s, if my family was going on vacation, it meant we were taking a road trip. Funny to think about it now, but we didn’t call it a road trip back then—it was just a trip. A backseat packed with pillows, a cooler full of Shasta,...

When Rob Wasserman decided to take his junior year abroad from the University of California, Santa Barbara—and switched his destination from Sweden to Israel—he wasn’t searching for a spiritual transformation. But a spiritual transformation found...

Maryville Hillel is turning 10 this year, and while there will be celebration, the milestone also marks something deeper: a decade of building Jewish community on campus, sharing traditions and giving students—Jewish and not—a space to learn, connect...

This year, Rabbi Randy Fleisher and Central Reform Congregation are marking a trio of 25-year milestones. Today, May 1, Fleisher will receive an honorary Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New...

A solemn gathering of 300 community members commemorated Yom Hazikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day) at the JCC on Tuesday evening, April 29. The ceremony consisted of readings and poems in Hebrew and English, a torch lighting, and a one-minute siren....