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Why the Three Stooges? A very serious conversation with myself.

Why the Three Stooges? A very serious conversation with myself.

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished 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...

Dictionary definition of antisemitism.

Antisemitic graffiti found in O’Fallon, Mo., hours before Colorado firebombing

By Kevin Deutsch Special to the Jewish LightPublished 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...

4,000 years of Jewish history in one hour?

4,000 years of Jewish history in one hour?

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished 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...

The campus of Washington University in St. Louis.

WashU stepping up on world stage as antisemitism surges

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished 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...

Emily Baker as Heidi. Photo by Patrick Huber

Why “The Heidi Chronicles” still hits hard at the New Jewish Theatre

By Gerry Kowarsky, Special to the Jewish LightPublished 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....

Angela Sandler and Lisa Litvag—co-owners of Xplor Marketing and The Scout Guide St. Louis

Meet the Jewish duo turning St. Louis branding into a mitzvah

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished 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...

Yitzhak Rabin, shown in 1975, became prime minister June 3, 1974, less than five months after he was first elected to the Knesset. Photo: Ya’acov Sa’ar, Israeli Government Press Office, CC BY-SA 3.0

This week in Israeli history: May 29-June 4

Published May 29, 2025

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...

From left: Tracey Singer, Todd Witzman, Raquel Leverson, Roger Scherck and Joey Mufson.

The J celebrates community leadership and legacy at 2025 annual meeting

Published May 29, 2025

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...

Lorraine Cherrick, Jordan Cherrick and Rachel Cherrick.

Cherrick family is helping shape Jewish life—worldwide

Published May 29, 2025

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,...

B’nai B’rith’s final gift to St. Louis: A plaque, a legacy, a quiet goodbye

B’nai B’rith’s final gift to St. Louis: A plaque, a legacy, a quiet goodbye

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished 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...

Alex Kor, son of Holocaust survivor Eva Kor

Could you forgive a Nazi? She did—for herself

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished 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...

Cheesecake recipes, commandments and a dairy-packed Shavuot bash

Cheesecake recipes, commandments and a dairy-packed Shavuot bash

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished 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...

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