In his first major public comments about Israel since early in the Gaza war, the Jewish actor Ben Platt said his Jewish identity is not defined by Israel. Platt also voiced support for another Jewish...

TEL AVIV — On the morning of Oct. 7, 2023, Reut Karp was staying with a friend outside Tel Aviv when she was awakened by sirens. It was Simchat Torah, and she was about two hours from home at Kibbutz...

JProStL, the professional association supporting staff across more than 50 Jewish organizations in St. Louis, has announced its new leadership for 2025–2026—and the incoming board president is no stranger...

When Ayala Hendin arrived in St. Louis in the summer of 2022, she wasn’t just beginning a new academic chapter. She was coming home—sort of. Her parents had made aliyah in 1975, after her father was...

(JTA) — Jewish students at Northwestern University awoke on the second day of Passover to a scourge of red paint across several university buildings with messages including “death to Israel” and...

There is just something about seeing antique cars inside the St. Louis Art Museum that makes you feel like you're seeing something extra special. The new exhibit, “Roaring: Art, Fashion, and the Automobile...

Big splashes are coming to the Jewish Community Center this summer—safer, cooler and more fun than ever. Thanks to a new Inclusive Design Award from Life Floor, the J’s Staenberg Family Complex’s...

The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum has launched an emergency fundraising campaign to save its Holocaust survivor stories after losing over $130,000 in federal support. The cut jeopardizes efforts...

There are stories that live in history books and then there are stories that survive because someone was there to tell them. On April 27, St. Louis will gather at Congregation Temple Israel for...

In a move that’s already turning heads, Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School just launched a bold new initiative aimed at helping Jewish families afford the kind of education that blends academic excellence...

With how busy life gets, even the most meaningful among us don't get to services as much as we’d like to. Rabbis around the country have noticed, with many turning to technology and trends to help get...

Last October, just before Yom Kippur, Lenny Kravitz posted a photo on Instagram that stopped Jewish fans like me mid-scroll. There he was, cool as ever, wearing a gold chai necklace—an unmistakable Jewish...