Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published March 18, 2025
Last November, the Jewish Community Center welcomed Steven Rosenzweig as its president and CEO. Rosenzweig, a member of Kol Rinah, was most recently CFO of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO). He served...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 17, 2025
The documentary “October 8,” now playing in St. Louis, explores the surge of antisemitism following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. Directed by veteran filmmaker Wendy Sachs, a former "Dateline"...
Daryl Rothman’s new book, “Gospel,” was recently published.
It is a suspense novel about Jacob Fallon, a failed author, who plans to win back his family but is ensnared in a deadly, Faustian pact....
As the most exciting time in college basketball begins, Jewish coaches are in the spotlight.
For much of the season, four coaches — Auburn’s Bruce Pearl, Duke’s Jon Scheyer, Florida’s Todd Golden...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published March 16, 2025
The annual Men’s Club Shabbat service at Congregation B’nai Amoona Saturday morning required a little extra maneuvering when the synagogue lost all power the previous night. The tornadoes and heavy...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 16, 2025
Nothing like a little friendly competition to bring an entire community together. That was the spirit once again at Battle of the Stars, the annual fundraiser hosted by J Associates, the women’s auxiliary...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 16, 2025
The New Jewish Theatre is set to open its 2025 season with a production that’s as immersive as it is urgent. Running March 20–April 6, “Cabaret” invites audiences into the world of the Kit Kat...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published March 16, 2025
The most obscure bit of trivia the Jewish Light learned at the 2025 Purim reenactment and parade was that Popeye the Sailor Man was created by Jewish cartoonist E. C. Segar.
Bret and Mary Silverglate...
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published March 16, 2025
A proposed Missouri law guarding against discrimination and antisemitism in public schools has moved to the next step in the legislative process. HB 937 passed the Higher Education and Workforce Development...
By Evy Lewis, St. Louis Public Radio & River City Journalism Fund
• Published March 14, 2025
The Missouri House passed several bills Thursday, including one that will broadly loosen car inspection requirements and another that would reduce the values used to calculate personal property taxes.
Both...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 13, 2025
The St. Louis County Police Department announced Thursday that a suspect has been arrested in connection with the racist grafitti incidents at two Affton School District schools. The St. Louis County Prosecuting...
Akiva Van Koningsveld, JNS
• Published March 13, 2025
Israel has invited Tesla to submit a bid for an official government electric vehicle tender, a senior Israeli official told JNS. The decision to consider Tesla vehicles for top officials is part of an...
