A veteran journalist who covered the Middle East for the Associated Press for years now claims AP and other news outlets engage in ongoing media bias against Israel. Mark Lavie, who also worked for NPR, NBC and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, will...

If you periodically misplace your car keys but can have no problem calling up random bits of trivia, that is one of the nuances of your hippocampus. Located deep within the temporal lobe, it is the part of the brain that handles memory. It holds short-term...

Phyllis Siegel may not have coined the phrase “Once a teacher, always a teacher,” but she certainly embodies it. Twenty years into retirement after a 30-plus-year career teaching French and sixth grade in the Mehlville School District, the 74-year-old...

The Jewish Light is requesting nominations for its 16th annual Unsung Heroes awards. The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. Friday, June 27 and can be made online at stljewishlight.org/heroes.  The Light solicits nominations of volunteers making...

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...

Israeli flags, T-shirs and temporary tattoos appeared in abundance at the St. Louis Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) celebration at the JCC on Thurs., May 1. Nearly 500 community members gathered for food, wine, music, Israeli dance, and crafts....