Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published June 2, 2025
Editor’s note: No eyes were poked, no one was slapped and nobody’s head got stuck in a vise during this interview.
This Thursday, June 5, a local journalist, morning newsletter wrangler and unapologetic...
By Kevin Deutsch Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 2, 2025
Antisemitic graffiti was scrawled inside an unoccupied home in O'Fallon, Mo. over the weekend, police said.
The Jewish Federation of St. Louis said the graffiti was found at a home construction site...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published June 2, 2025
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed trying to make sense of Jewish history — from Abraham to Herzl, from Sinai to the state of Israel — you’re not alone. But what if someone promised to cover the biggest...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published June 2, 2025
Washington University Chancellor Andrew D. Martin will represent the United States at the AJC-CRIF Forum on Antisemitism in Paris on June 5, joining global academic leaders to address rising antisemitism...
By Gerry Kowarsky, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 1, 2025
“The Heidi Chronicles” is totally absorbing and delightful in the current production at the New Jewish Theatre.
The title character of Wendy Wasserstein’s celebrated play is Heidi Holland....
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 30, 2025
What do you get when you mix two Jewish entrepreneurs, a love for local business and a pair of podcast hosts known for eating their way through St. Louis? The newest episode of “Jews in the Lou” dropped...
May 29, 1979 — Dayan Addresses Peace Process
Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan speaks to the Knesset about the events that culminated in the peace treaty Israel and Egypt signed two months earlier. Dayan...
The Jewish Community Center (The J) held its annual meeting on May 28, highlighting a year of growth, service and commitment to community. The evening featured the presentation of five awards recognizing...
The Cherrick family of St. Louis is making a lasting impact on the future of Jewish learning in Israel and around the world. Jordan B. and Lorraine S. Cherrick, along with their daughter Rachel M. Cherrick,...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 29, 2025
It wasn’t a ribbon-cutting or a gala. There was no long list of speeches, no formal program. Just a small group gathered quietly near the Kindertransport section of the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 28, 2025
While listening to the incredible program that was last month's Yom HaShoah Holocaust Commemoration 2025 at Congregation Temple Israel, I thought I had heard all the stories one could hear about surviving...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 27, 2025
Some people make New Year’s resolutions. I make summer resolutions. This year’s list? Avoid dairy, sodium and carbs—basically, anything that tastes good. So yes, I’ll be enjoying Shavuot from a...