In a testament to the life-saving impact of a single act of generosity, the Mobile Intensive Care Unit (MICU) ambulance donated by former St. Louisan Dr. Irvin Pretsky continues to make a profound difference...

A Jewish mixed doubles team took the gold medal in pickleball during the 2025 St. Louis Senior Olympics. Joel Goldberg and his sister-in-law Barbi Lander Sapot won the round-robin tournament at Padel+Pickel...

When Meredith Chancellor first heard her father’s voice crackle through a forgotten World War II phonograph recording, she felt the full weight of a connection she never knew was lost. It was a voice...

A veteran journalist who covered the Middle East for the Associated Press for years now claims AP and other news outlets engage in ongoing media bias against Israel. Mark Lavie, who also worked for NPR,...

If you periodically misplace your car keys but can have no problem calling up random bits of trivia, that is one of the nuances of your hippocampus. Located deep within the temporal lobe, it is the part...

Phyllis Siegel may not have coined the phrase “Once a teacher, always a teacher,” but she certainly embodies it. Twenty years into retirement after a 30-plus-year career teaching French and sixth grade...

The Jewish Light is requesting nominations for its 16th annual Unsung Heroes awards. The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. Friday, June 27 and can be made online at stljewishlight.org/heroes.  The Light solicits...

Justice in Hebrew is "Tzedek" and justice takes many forms—showing up, speaking out, opening doors, building bridges. On May 20, the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) will celebrate those who...

The phrase “active aging” didn’t just apply to the competitors in the 2025 St. Louis Senior Olympics. During the opening ceremonies at The Hub STL at The District in Chesterfield on Sunday, May 4,...

If you have glanced into any darkened synagogue, your attention was likely drawn toward the Ner Tamid, the perpetual flame near the ark at the front of the sanctuary representing the presence of God, and...

Camp Ben Frankel is hoping to welcome up to 50 Israeli children this summer, up from the 18 it hosted last summer, thanks to a fundraising campaign that has drawn strong support from the St. Louis Jewish...

David Cohen, who assumed the role executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of St. Louis, officially stepped into his new position on March 31 and he has already become fully...