As the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) prepares to celebrate Leonard Slatkin’s 80th birthday with a series of concerts this October, it's fitting to reflect on the profound impact the maestro has had both on the world stage and within the St. Louis...

On Oct. 29, Interfaith Partnership of Greater St. Louis will gather over 31 religious traditions to celebrate vibrant relationships, renewed commitments to one another and friendship as well as honor two distinguished leaders of diversity from the St....

On Monday, Partners in Torah, a weekly program run by the St. Louis Kollel, Aish Hatorah, and Ignite, hosted a special memorial event to commemorate the victims of the Oct. 7 attacks and to pray and perform "mitzvot" for those still held in Hamas captivity. To...

Professor, author/filmmaker and social justice champion Rick Stack, a St. Louis native and 2021 University City High School Hall of Fame inductee, is channeling his lifelong commitment to social justice into a new initiative honoring his mother, Ida Stack. Stack's...

At a recent gathering of friends and family, Lilly Opinsky celebrated her 25th birthday with a barbecue in her parents' backyard. "We have learned over the years to try to enjoy and appreciate each day, and really be grateful for the small moments...

The St. Louis Jewish Community Center (the J) has named Steven Rosenzweig as its new president and CEO, effective in late November. A longtime leader in the St. Louis nonprofit sector, Rosenzweig returns to the J after previously serving as Chief Financial...

When Jewish Light first featured Sam Loiterstein in 2017, he was a seventh grader teaching chess to students in Ferguson and donating chess sets from his bar mitzvah. Loiterstein’s dedication to community was clear early on, so it’s no surprise he...

More than 1,500 people came together Monday night, Oct. 7, at the Jewish Community Center near Creve Coeur, while others joined remotely, to remember the thousands of Israelis murdered and the 101 hostages still in captivity as a result of the brutal...

The past few cultural events that I have attended as well as the art, music and even food that I have enjoyed lately point out that the world is shrinking and coming together in mostly positive ways. Some terms often used to describe this phenomenon...

LEAD STL, formerly Cultural Leadership, a nonprofit dedicated to igniting “transformative social change” in the greater St. Louis area, with a special focus on the Black and Jewish experiences, has appointed Chyna Bowen as its new executive director....

Naama Herz is a 19-year-old Israeli woman from Kibbutz Ramot Menashe. She returned to Israel in late August after spending a year in St. Louis as part of the Shinshinim program, which was sponsored by Temple Emanuel and Shaare Emeth. A year: 365 days,...

One year ago, Jews around the world awoke to learn of a horrific event. The Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, accounted for the largest number of Jews killed in a single day since the Holocaust. The following 12 months have been a period of mourning...