A solemn ceremony at the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum on Sunday, May 25, marked Memorial Day 2025. Jewish War Veterans Post 644 hosted the event, which featured a presentation by Rabbi Michael Alper, senior rabbi at Congregation Temple...

If you’re of a certain age and Jewish and aren’t familiar with Judy Gold, well, sorry, but that seems wrong. For more than 40 years, this 6-foot-2 comedy force of nature has been making audiences laugh — and occasionally squirm — with her no-holds-barred...

St. Louis and Kansas City Jewish leaders are reacting to the murder of two Israeli embassy staffers—one an Overland Park, Kan. native—outside a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C. Sarah Milgrim, 26, and her partner, Yaron Lischinsky, 28, were gunned...

It started with a name. A quiet plaque on the “Wall of Honor” at Congregation Temple Israel, tucked across from the sanctuary, honoring Alvin Yale Esrock. It was dedicated by his brother, Elmer—and it caught the eye of a staff member, curious to...

Community member Sarah Milgrim, 26, was fatally shot in Washington, D.C., while exiting an event hosted by the American Jewish Committee at the Capitol Jewish Museum. Milgrim, a University of Kansas graduate and native of Prairie Village, was an employee...

A few months ago, I asked our readers a simple question: If we offered some service journalism that wasn’t necessarily “Jewish” but still useful, would you read it? The answer was a resounding yes. So here we are. Recently, I woke up congested....

It’s also the perfect time to revisit the surprising Jewish angles woven into “Jaws.” You see, the Jewish identities of director Steven Spielberg and star Richard Dreyfuss have sparked a cottage industry of critics and scholars trying to decode...

When it comes to food history, St. Louis is known for a few... let’s say, distinctive inventions. There’s toasted ravioli, the deep-fried, marinara-dipped snack that no one outside the 314 seems to understand. There’s gooey butter cake, a sugar...

If you’re planning to catch the New Jewish Theatre’s upcoming production of “The Heidi Chronicles,” here’s a quick primer to help you get the most out of the show. Whether you’re a longtime fan of playwright Wendy Wasserstein or just curious...

One of the first things Jeremy Piven will do when he steps onto the stage at the Factory in Chesterfield on June 8 is let the audience know he’s Jewish — just in case anyone was wondering. “You know how you can tell someone’s Jewish?”...

Congregation Temple Israel, in partnership with Project Shema and the Anti-Defamation League Heartland, is hosting an interactive workshop for the community titled “Why We Are Polarized and What to Do About It.” The workshop, led by Project Shema,...

The Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School is bracing for a significant leadership transition. Head of School Raquel Scharf-Anderson has announced her resignation, effective June 2026 — though the change may come even sooner.  “Leadership is...