Skip to Main Content
A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Local news

Brothers Lazaroff and a host of musicians will perform at “The Passover Project: A Musical Seder,” at City Winery on Thursday, April 18.

Last Chance Alert: 60 additional tickets released for our ‘Musical Seder’

Published April 16, 2024

Great news for those wanting to attend the “Passover Project: A Musical Seder” on Thursday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. – 60 more reserved tickets have been released for the event, all at the $36 ticket price level. The Passover Project will feature...

Marty Oberman.

Marty Oberman to be honored for his legacy of hope and community service

Published April 16, 2024

The Cancer Support Community of Greater St. Louis is set to honor Marty Oberman with the 2024 Peggy Nelson Esperanza Award at the CSCSTL Steps For Hope walk on May 4 at Creve Coeur Park. Marty, a CSCSTL board member for over 30 years, has held numerous...

Everything you need to know about the new 2024 Mah Jongg card

Everything you need to know about the new 2024 Mah Jongg card

By Philippe and Julie, ilovemahj.com, Special To The Jewish LightPublished April 16, 2024

It’s every Mah Jongg player's favorite time of the year! The NMJL’s 2024 cards are arriving in mailboxes all over the country, and just when we were all getting comfortable and feeling as though we’d finally mastered the 2023 card, it's time to...

(L) 1969; Cleveland, OH; USA; FILE PHOTO; Chicago Cubs pitcher Ken Holtzman in action on the mound against the Cleveland Indians at Cleveland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tony Tomsic-USA TODAY NETWORK

(R) Jul; 1975; Anaheim, CA, USA: FILE PHOTO; Oakland Athletics pitcher Ken Holtzman in action during the 1975 season at Anaheim Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Darryl Norenberg-USA TODAY Sports

St. Louis icon Ken Holtzman, 3 x MLB champion and two-time no-hit pitcher, dies at 78

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished April 15, 2024

Former Major League Baseball pitcher and St. Louis sports icon Ken Holtzman, who played for five teams, pitched two no-hitters and was a three-time World Series Champion, died Monday, April 15.. He was 78. Holtzman is the winningest Jewish pitcher...

Yehonatan, Naama, Or and Ofer behind the scenes with their cake while filming their first Taste of Memories recipe video.

St. Louis Shinshinim hosting ‘Taste of Memories’ honoring a fallen IDF’s soldier’s favorite foods

MEGAN RUBENSTEIN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished April 14, 2024

For the last seven years, the Jewish Federation of St. Louis has brought a group of shinshinim, or young Israeli emissaries, to St. Louis. They share a taste of Israeli culture through their presence in the community and lead programming at local synagogues,...

Peter Martin.

7,000 jazz musicians can’t be wrong. How St. Louis’ Peter Martin is transforming music education

By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished April 12, 2024

Every day, music lovers from 125 countries learn to play jazz piano and other instruments from some of the genre’s top artists. It all happens online through Open Studio Jazz, one of the largest virtual jazz communities. The St. Louis-based enterprise...

Inside the new Moishe House South City.

New Moishe House South City fosters inclusive haven for queer and trans Jews

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished April 12, 2024

The St. Louis Jewish community has recently welcomed a new addition to its cultural landscape: Moishe House South City. The new house, or pod as the houses are commonly known, is in the Tower Grove South neighborhood in St....

Owlivia.

Baby Owlivia has flown the coop

Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished April 12, 2024

Last week, we introduced the "Owlivette Owls" who took up residence on the balcony outside the Clover STL apartment of Jewish St. Louisans Rebecca and Zach Berg. The great horned owls—named Sir Owlbertson, Owlberta and Owlivia by the Bergs—recently...

Rabbi Scott Shafrin

JCRC names new Executive Director

Published April 11, 2024

Rabbi Scott Shafrin will assume the role of executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council on April 15. He currently serves as JCRC’s deputy director and is the Lee & Milford Bohm Director of Social Justice, a position he began...

WashU is making the grade in combatting antisemitism and protecting Jewish students

WashU is making the grade in combatting antisemitism and protecting Jewish students

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished April 11, 2024

Washington University is being recognized as one of a few American colleges to receive a high grade in combatting antisemitism and protecting Jewish students, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). On Thursday, April 11, the ADL released its inaugural...

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa, Dec. 19, 2023.

Trump: Jewish Biden voters ‘should have their head examined’

JNSPublished April 11, 2024

Former U.S. president and presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Wednesday that U.S. President Joe Biden “has totally lost control of the Israel situation.” “Any Jewish person who votes for a Democrat or votes for...

A Jewish mother and an illustrator have teamed up to create an unofficial Taylor Swift haggadah for Passover this year. (Courtesy Shelley Atlas Serber, Wikimedia. Design by Jackie Hajdenberg)

The exodus story you know ‘All Too Well’ gets retold in new Taylor Swift haggadah

Jackie Hajdenberg, JTAPublished April 10, 2024

(JTA) — Taylor Swift has (unofficially) entered her Exodus era. Swifties can now express their love for the pop icon while celebrating Passover, thanks to the “Unofficial Taylor Swift Haggadah,” written by author Na’ama Ben-David. Ben-David...

Load More Stories