Bill Motchan, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published December 21, 2023
Pre-COVID, local Jewish musician Will Soll regularly hosted an intimate mid-day New Year’s Eve gathering in his home on Dec. 31. The party and communal concert was dubbed “New Year’s Eve in Tel Aviv”...
(JTA) — The Lincoln Memorial closed temporarily on Wednesday after its steps were vandalized with graffiti reading “Free Gaza” in multiple places.
U.S. Park Police are investigating the graffiti,...
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the St. Louis Jewish Community Center and the Jewish Community Relations Council invite the public to a thought-provoking literary event on Tuesday, Jan. 16.
“The...
Ellen Futterman, Editor-In-Chief
• Published December 20, 2023
Sometimes when journalists finish reporting and writing a story, they’re glad to be done with it. Other times, the story, and the people involved stay with us for days, weeks, months, even longer.
Journalists...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published December 20, 2023
Whether you're discovering Judaism for the first time or need a good refresher, an introduction to Judaism course is a welcoming way to explore Jewish history, holidays, life cycle moments and...
(JTA) — When a recent survey showed that nearly three-quarters of Palestinians supported Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, Israeli officials and commentators cited it to justify their country’s war in Gaza,...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published December 19, 2023
When it's time to "spring" our clocks forward, that means winter is officially over, or at least when it comes to our Winter Soup series. So, here is our last recipe for the winter. We'll pick this up...
At its recent annual meeting, United Hebrew Congregation honored Suzy Weber with the Irene Fox United Hebrew Ruach Award. This award is presented to members who embody the spirit of UH. Weber is a music...
By Benyamin Cohen, The Forward
• Published December 19, 2023
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Nearly half of young American voters, 46%, said they sympathize more...
Louis Keene, The Forward
• Published December 19, 2023
Missouri’s attorney general race is an unusually Jewish one: Will Scharf, a Republican former prosecutor trying to unseat incumbent Republican Andrew Bailey, wraps tefillin every day; Elad Gross, a Jewish...
The comedian Bill Maher, who has a reputation for non-conformist views, is drawing praise from pro-Israel fans and viewers for a Dec. 15 segment on his HBO “Real Time” show.
As part of a fact-laden,...
After nearly a year of apparent Jew-hatred abstinence in public, the rapper Kanye West (who goes by Ye) is back to spreading lies and conspiracy theories, including antisemitic ones.
“Jesus Christ,...
