Jordan Palmer and The Anti Defamation League
• Published March 23, 2023
Missouri experienced a record 30 antisemitic incidents in 2022 – a 100% increase compared to 2021. For perspective, the number of antisemitic incidents recorded in 2022 exceeds the number of incidents...
Clean Speech St. Louis will wrap up its 30-day Clean Speech Challenge with a performance and Q&A with rapper, songwriter and record producer Nissim Black. The finale event takes place at 7 p.m. (doors...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published March 23, 2023
Inviting non-Jewish guests to a Passover seder, while not technically a mitzvah, is a gesture of goodwill. It is also consistent with Jewish values of welcoming others into one’s home for a meal. If...
During an interview in 2016 with author Dawn Lerman about her new book “My Fat Dad: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Family, with Recipes,” we got to talking about her maternal grandmother who Lerman would...
Elise Krug, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published March 22, 2023
Sheila Greenbaum is this year’s recipient of the 2023 Hannah G. Solomon Founder’s Award, given by National Council of Jewish Women St. Louis. She will receive the award Wednesday, April 19, in the...
The Men’s Clubs of Congregation B’nai Amoona and Kol Rinah recently honored their respective Man of the Year, Woman of the Year, Youth of the Year and Medallion Award winner. All honorees have demonstrated...
(JTA) — In a country that is deeply divided, where attending anti-government protests has become a weekly ritual for many, at least one idea still unites the right and left: Israel appears to be hurtling...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 22, 2023
You do not need to be a Talmudic scholar to wonder "what does it mean to be Jewish in 2023?" You just need to have a bit of curiosity and then know where to go to find some answers. One good way to learn...
Remember the days when you could stand for hours listening to a favorite band, shoulder-to-shoulder in a packed crowd, sipping a beer out of a plastic cup, hoping someone didn’t bump into you causing...
The Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), representing over 2,000 traditional, Orthodox rabbis in American public policy, recently announced the launch of CJV Missouri, to pursue its mission of promoting...
This year’s Holocaust commemoration, Yom HaShoah 2023: Voices of Resistance, will be presented at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 16 at United Hebrew Congregation. As in past years, this program will honor...
The Jewish Community Center will offer two family programs to celebrate Passover.
On Monday, March 27, join other families with children ages 6 and older at Pottery Hollow in Kirkwood. Participants can...
