Former St. Louisan and Jewish educator Joey Abeles, was one of 27 lauded as a USY Alumni Double Chai honoree. Double chai refers to a program that honors USY alumni who are 36 years old or younger and have continued to be involved in USY or the broader...

Andrea Newstead is stepping into a new role as director of admissions and marketing/communications at Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School. She will lead all recruitment, admissions and retention efforts as well as serve as the school’s primary...

Zoey Waldman-Schein has been named the new Director of Music Engagement at Congregation Shaare Emeth. Zoey bring a strong background in Jewish music education and community programming, most recently serving as the artistic director of Kolot, the St....

Veteran educator Brian Thomas has been named interim head of school at Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School. The appointment of Thomas was announced on Wednesday, July 23, by Scott Levine, president of the school’s board of trustees. Levine’s introductory...

Ingenium Partners was acquired by Chicago based executive search firm, Randall Partners. Susan Goldenberg, founder and owner of Ingenium, and Linda Bearman, partner, will continue to be engaged as search consultants with Randal Partners in the St. Louis...

Love to write? Want to meet other creative Jewish teens? Have something to say about Jewish identity, high school life, current events, or pop culture? Then Ohr Chadash, the St. Louis Jewish Light’s teen page, is calling your name. Ohr Chadash (Hebrew...

One of the many unexpected bonuses of working in the St. Louis Jewish community for the past 17 years has been the friendships I’ve made along the way. Some were entirely unanticipated, born not out of long-shared history or careful cultivation but...

When Clare Richardson was diagnosed with breast cancer during the thick of the COVID pandemic, the isolation hit her on all fronts. A former marathoner and triathlete, she was suddenly too depleted to work out and, with the world shut down, there was...

The St. Louis Jewish Community Center (the J) is nearing completion of a major renovation of its Marilyn Fox Building in Chesterfield, part of the “Creating the J for Tomorrow” project. The effort, which wraps up in September, marks the end of...

At a rehearsal about 20 years ago, Seth Rozin - director, playwright, artistic director of Philadelphia’s InterAct Theatre - was approached by one of the actors, a New York Times in his hand. “Look at this,” the actor said. He pointed to a story...

Last week, we turned to our readers with a mystery: a photo in the Jewish Light from the late 1970s or early 1980s at Brith Sholom Kneseth Israel (BSKI), showing four women and Rabbi Benson Skoff gathered around an open Torah scroll. We had zero names....

Rabbi Ze’ev Smason has a new weekly project, and it’s one he hopes will bring people just a little closer to themselves. With Spiritual Sparks, the longtime Olivette rabbi sends a spark of inspiration each week—short reflections meant to nourish...