J’la, an annual fundraiser for the St. Louis Jewish Community Center (the J), will honor the Merle and Marty Oberman family on Saturday, Nov. 23, at The Factory in Chesterfield. Proceeds from the event...

On National Philanthropy Day, Steve Lowy received the Outstanding Philanthropist Award from the St. Louis Regional Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. A major donor of Washington...

While we wait for the kickoff of the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival this Saturday, Nov. 2, did you know that today, Nov. 1,  also marks the start of National Jewish Book Month? Jewish Book...

Conspiracy theories. Bomb threats. Anti-Israel protests. Street violence.  Jews have been the targets of all these things this year, as reports of antisemitism have spiked during the Israel-Hamas war....

Mark your calendars! St. Louis’ own comedy duo, the Sklar Brothers, are returning to their hometown for a night of laughter and charm at the 7th annual Flyover Comedy Festival. The comedy veterans will...

A new podcast, "The Man Who Calculated Death" is the story of a person coming to terms with an ancestor who worked for the Third Reich. It is scheduled for release on Wednesday, Nov. 6, and is already...

The sixth episode of Danny Jacobs’ "How To Destroy Everything" was released on Tuesday, Oct. 29. The Jewish Light profiled Jacobs and his filmmaking partner Darren Grodsky in August 2023 after the Jewish...

Angela Sandler and Lisa Litvag, owners and editors of “The Scout Guide St. Louis,” announced the release of Volume ​7, highlighting the best in local businesses and influential voices, with a print...

Waitlists for the Covenant Place I Weinberg Building and Covenant Place II Cahn Family Building affordable senior apartments are now open to new applicants, aged 62+ who meet the income eligibility criteria....

Kids, these days. No one knows what they’re talking about! It’s probably the same stuff we talked about when we were young but with new words.  Remember being young, when you didn’t have back pain...

Opportunities to engage with the arts this fall are as vibrant as the season’s autumn leaves.   Theaters have scheduled comedies, dramas, mysteries and musicals. Other entertainment venues invite you...

In Benjamin Ginsberg’s latest book, “The New American Anti-Semitism: The Left, The Right, and The Jews”, he urges Jews to “wake up” to the threat posed by left-wing antisemitism in the United...