The New Jewish Theatre will open its 2022 season Jan. 19 with Neil Simon’s “Laughter on the 23rd Floor.” It will kick off NJT’s six show season, with Artistic Director Edward Coffield directing. Coffield notes that the upcoming season celebrates...

More than 60 years after a Black ophthalmologist, Dr. Howard Phillip Venable, was unable to begin a new chapter by moving into a Creve Coeur neighborhood, his niece now sees “an auspicious beginning” occurring where her uncle would have lived. That’s...

Sixteen days ago, Brewers' pinch hitter Daniel Vogelbach launched a bases-loaded 1-0 pitch from Alex Reyes into the American Family Center ether, handing a series win to Milwaukee and dropping the St. Louis Cardinals to 69-66. Well, you could say the...

Lenny Kohn, co-owner of Kohn’s Kosher Deli, has been busy. That’s not only because of all the Jewish holidays in September but also because the St. Louis Cardinals’ regular season is nearing its end as the Blues are preparing to take the ice. (With...

Last spring, Bob Kaiser, a member of Nusach Hari B’nai Zion and Olivette resident, spoke with a Muslim neighbor who had just finished celebrating Ramadan. Kaiser learned that they both missed the same thing: community. “There are lessons from COVID,...

In the midst of one of the franchise's best September comebacks in years, a rookie outfielder is emerging. That's Dylan Carlson, the former top prospect of the St. Louis Cardinals' farm system who is now enjoying his first full season in the big leagues...

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced the 2022 semifinalists in the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The Jewish Light has learned that of the St. Louis high school seniors joining the 16,000 students nationally competing...

For some reason, NASCAR racing has never been a popular sport for the Jewish people. While kosher food and minyans (prayer groups) are common at many baseball, football, and basketball games around the country, one would be hard-pressed to locate the...

Have you ever wondered what happened to that restaurant you once loved and have memories of dining at with your family and friends? We did! There is an amazing website called Lost Tables, dedicated to celebrating the restaurants of our past. We are partnering...

Over 40 years, St. Louis attorney Bob Denlow developed a successful eminent domain law practice as a trial lawyer. His job was to protect his clients’ properties and businesses that faced forcibly losing their properties to governments and large...

They say pitching wins championships in the Major Leagues; they are not wrong. The St. Louis Cardinals have thrived on that model for quite some time now, ever since Albert Pujols and Tony La Russa packed up their things and left town. It hasn't...

A St. Louis author's new book is one with a specific goal. To demystify the tactics necessary to find and land a good job so that anyone new to America, and the country itself will thrive and succeed. "Welcome to the U.S.A.-You're...