On Saturday, Oct. 5, a group of about a dozen masked men gathered on an overpass in Town and Country, displaying Nazi symbols. Dressed in black and carrying flags emblazoned with swastikas and other white supremacist imagery, they held banners over Highway...

The Loewenstein family takes the concept of l’dor v’dor to heart. Rob Loewenstein, 89, has been blowing shofar on Rosh Hashanah for 79 years. Arnold Weiss, his great-uncle, blew shofar in the 1920s at B’nai El, as did his father, Erwin Loewenstein....

Six13, the popular Jewish a cappella group, has released a new video just in time for Rosh Hashanah 5785. Known for its creative parodies, Six13 presents "5785," a playful twist on Bowling for Soup’s pop-rock classic "1985." The video prominently...

I used to think St. Louisans’ fixation on where they went to high school was specific to St. Louis. As someone who didn’t grow up here, I just figured the proverbial, “Where’d you go to high school?” question was as provincial as kids telling...

As Iran launched a barrage of more than 100 ballistic missiles at Israel on October 1, 2024, the St. Louis Jewish Light was in contact with Naama Herz, a 19-year-old Israeli woman from Kibbutz Ramot Menashe. Herz had returned to Israel in late August...

In a powerful show of unity, the St. Louis Jewish community will come together on Monday, Oct. 7 to mark one year of remembrance, support and hope. Organized by the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, "Darkness to Light" will provide a space for individuals...

The St. Louis Cardinals on Monday, Sept. 30 announced that Chaim Bloom will succeed John Mozeliak as president of baseball operations following the 2025 season. Bloom, who is Jewish, has worked for the Cardinals as an advisor since January 2024. Bloom...

As St. Louisans, we walk past history every day, often without a second glance at the stories etched into the facades of our city’s buildings. But the Kemper Art Museum at Washington University is inviting us to stop, look and rethink how our city came...

I simply could not believe the Light dedicated an entire article to the proposition that the sale of some pillows at the price of $14.88 is antisemitic coding. (“Mike Lindell says he did not intend Nazi symbolism by selling pillows for $14.88”,...

On Sept. 29, St. Louis celebrated arts and culture at the Sababa Jewish Arts Festival near Creve Coeur. Held at the Staenberg Family Complex, the festival featured a diverse lineup of music that engaged attendees with sounds from Jewish and global traditions. Art...

Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.), chair of the House Ways and Means Committee wrote to Daniel Werfel, commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, on Tuesday calling for an investigation of nine nonprofits that he said are “fueling chaos, illegal conduct and...