Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published June 16, 2025
The scroll lay open on the bimah at Traditional Congregation in St. Louis, its ancient Hebrew letters inked without vowels, punctuation or musical notes. On Shabbat morning, May 31, surrounded by friends...
BY ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
• Published June 16, 2025
As part of the more than 2,000 “No Kings” protests held across the country on Saturday, June 14, about 65 demonstrators gathered outside the Bethesda Barclay House, an independent living residence...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published June 16, 2025
The 2025 Maccabiah Games, originally scheduled for this July in Israel, have officially been postponed until the summer of 2026 due to the ongoing war between Israel and Iran. It’s the first time in...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published June 15, 2025
Klein Pharmacy was once a neighborhood fixture in the Delmar Loop, originally at 6625 Enright Ave.—right along the old streetcar loop that curved from Delmar to Heman to Enright to Kingsland and back....
Beginning this summer, Val Toskin and Shannon Rohlman will assume new administrative positions at the Saul Mirowitz Community Jewish School.
Toskin will serve as the assistant head of school for Jewish...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published June 15, 2025
“In times of rising concern for safety and security, we must act. Not out of fear, but with purpose, preparation and unity.”
That’s how Danny Cohn, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of...
Shabbat dinners under the stars, smoky backyard barbecues, late-night Torah talks and a Cardinals game or two—this summer, Chabad WashU is turning its St. Louis home into a hub for Jewish college students...
By Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published June 12, 2025
What does it take for a synagogue to last 131 years—and still feel like a place people want to walk into?
At Bais Abraham Congregation, it’s not about flashy programming or slick branding. It’s...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published June 10, 2025
When your passion becomes your profession—and your profession just happens to be ice cream—it’s safe to say you’ve never worked a day in your life. On June 24, Beckie Jacobs, founder of Serendipity...
Patty Bloom, a longtime community leader and passionate advocate for Jewish life in St. Louis, has been appointed to the National Women’s Philanthropy (NWP) Board of Jewish Federations of North America....
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published June 9, 2025
Something fresh is coming to The Jewish Community Center—and we’re not just talking about the bagels. This new brunch-and-book series pairs a schmear of Jewish flavor with a side of local storytelling.
"Books...
Central Reform Congregation has named Terri Grossman as its next executive director. A passionate and collaborative leader with a long record of accomplishment in the St. Louis Jewish community, Grossman...