By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 28, 2024
The Oct. 7 Nova music festival in Re’im, Israel, drew more than 4,000 music lovers. When Hamas attacked the event, 360 people were murdered and 44 were taken hostage. Many of the 3,500-plus survivors rapidly developed symptoms of depression and PTSD....
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 28, 2024
Boy Scout Troop 11 held a court of honor on May 20 at Temple Israel, during which three Jewish scouts officially achieved the rank of eagle. Advancement to Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America, requires a scout to earn a minimum...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published May 27, 2024
On Sunday, May 26, St. Louis area scouts placed 8,500 flags at the graves of veterans in every Jewish cemetery.
At Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery, located at Olive Boulevard and Hanley Road, the event began with a flag raising. This annual scouting volunteer...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 27, 2024
The St. Louis Senior Olympics kicked off the 2024 event on Friday, May 24 with participants carrying the Olympics torch from the Jewish Community Center fitness facility to the Staenberg Family Complex Arts & Education Building. Along the way, the...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 23, 2024
St. Louis is a city rich in passions, especially for its restaurants. This enthusiasm extends to a strong interest in culinary history, largely due to Dr. Harley Hammerman. His websites, Lost Tables and Lost Dishes, keep the past alive and have become...
By press time, my oldest child will officially be a high school graduate. Also by press time, I will be swimming in deep waves of emotion, texting and calling all of the other parents who are stranded at sea with me. What do we do now? How did this happen...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 22, 2024
Welcome to a new frontier in entertainment storytelling. In a world inundated with reviews and critiques, do you ever find yourself overwhelmed?
Musical theater, specifically, always made me feel this way until I learned to give myself more information...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 22, 2024
As a young boy in the late 1970s going to Sunday school at Congregation Temple Israel, I got dropped off and picked up on the Spoede Road side. But I always wished I could get dropped off on the other side because as a young World War II buff, I was always...
Dr. Gil Vardi was named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2024.
Castle Connolly is a leading research and information resource for patients looking to find and connect with the best healthcare in their communities across all 50 states and all major specialties.
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology announced a newly endowed named lectureship in honor of Dr. Raymond Slavin, emeritus professor of internal medicine and microbiology and emeritus director of allergy and immunology at St. Louis University...
The Young Israel of St. Louis upcoming Annual Gala Dinner will take place on Wednesday, June 5, at the Clayton Plaza Hotel in Clayton. This year’s event will honor long-standing members Dr. Hilton and René Price for their many years of dedication and...
Josiah Schmidt is a new history and genealogy specialist at the St. Louis County Library.
His responsibilities include helping patrons access the many free genealogical and historical resources with a one-on-one session, delivering presentations and...
