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...

When an opposing goalie sees Yael Sabin approaching, it’s usually too late to react. The Jewish star midfielder for the Ladue Horton Watkins High School Rams will seize the opportunity to score yet another...

Israeli flags, T-shirs and temporary tattoos appeared in abundance at the St. Louis Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) celebration at the JCC on Thurs., May 1. Nearly 500 community members gathered...

Growing up in the 1970s, if my family was going on vacation, it meant we were taking a road trip. Funny to think about it now, but we didn’t call it a road trip back then—it was just a trip. A backseat...

When Rob Wasserman decided to take his junior year abroad from the University of California, Santa Barbara—and switched his destination from Sweden to Israel—he wasn’t searching for a spiritual transformation....

Maryville Hillel is turning 10 this year, and while there will be celebration, the milestone also marks something deeper: a decade of building Jewish community on campus, sharing traditions and giving...