Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published April 23, 2025
Ian Kinsler didn’t just wear the jersey—he helped make history in it. In 2021, the former Mizzou Tiger and four-time MLB All-Star suited up for Team Israel at the Tokyo Olympics, where the squad became...
By Kathleen Lees, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 23, 2025
Brothers Tom and Rick Pernikoff have been playing music together since they were children—a fascination that grew from driving in the car with their mother, who cranked up Motown on the radio, to learning...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published April 23, 2025
A powerful night of resilience, reflection and healing is coming to St. Louis. On April 28, just two days before Israel’s official day of remembrance, the local community will hear directly from Deborah...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published April 22, 2025
For Dafna Revah and David Palatnik, entrepreneurship has always been about more than profit. The Jewish couple—best known for founding CBD Kratom and growing it into a national retail brand—has long...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published April 22, 2025
In the span of one week this spring, two St. Louis area schools were defaced with swastikas and white supremacist slogans. The antisemetic and racist graffiti—spray-painted on Affton High School and...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published April 21, 2025
On Sunday, May 25, the St. Louis Chamber Chorus will present a powerful and poignant concert titled “War and Peace,” featuring the works of Jewish composers Darius Milhaud and Vally Weigl. The concert...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published April 21, 2025
Most performance art doesn’t come with a built-in clackety-clack soundtrack, but this one does—live, every night through May 1, on Washington University’s KWUR 90.3 FM.
That’s because Los Angeles-based...
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 21, 2025
The Jewish Community Center’s Staenberg Family Complex in Creve Coeur will host free events on April 29 and May 1 commemorating Israel’s Memorial Day and Israel Independence Day.
Yom Hazikaron is...
By Amy Fenster Brown, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published April 21, 2025
Weird weather and its accompanying annoying allergies. It’s time to do some spring cleaning. Not just in your house, but also in your soul. There’s a lot of heavy stuff built up in there, and this...
Sydney Lefton and Almog Dadia have announced their engagement.
Sydney is the daughter of Debbie and Mike Lefton of St. Louis. She is the granddaughter of Sue and Mark Koritz of St. Louis, and the late...
Elizabeth and David Lieberman would like to announce the birth of their son, Max Isaac Lieberman, on Feb. 18, 2025 in St. Louis, weighing 7 pounds, 13 ounces.
Max is the grandson of Susan and Mike Gartenberg,...
Samuel Rehbein (Simcha Chaim), son of Chris and Aryn Rehbein of St. Louis, became a bar mitzvah in March at Central Reform Congregation.
Samuel is the grandson of Brice and Ilene Bloom-Ellis of St....