As if trolling Facebook and Instagram weren’t enough of a time suck, I’ve been playing around with ChatGPT, an AI language model created by OpenAI (whose CEO, Sam Altman, is Jewish, grew up in St....
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published April 2, 2024
Dance holds significant importance in the Jewish faith. In the Bible, Mishnah and Talmud, dance is referred to in various contexts as an important ritualized activity and as an expression of joy. In today's...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published April 2, 2024
Remember the cozy tradition of matzah pajamas? Well, they're back and better than ever. Rabbi Yael Buechler introduced her beloved matzah pajamas to our readers in 2021, after she was inspired...
JGrads St. Louis, Chabad on Campus's effort to recognize the needs of the hundreds of Jewish graduate students and their peers in St. Louis, is gearing up for its Passover seder.
"The seder is targeted...
(JTA) — The Biden White House said it was “concerning” that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu planned to close down the Israeli offices of the Al Jazeera, based on a law just passed by Israel’s...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published April 1, 2024
I've developed a keen interest in the vintage advertisements preserved within the archives of the Jewish Light. Recently, I stumbled upon a captivating photo in the March 6, 1989 edition, showcasing an...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published April 1, 2024
Since Oct. 7, the Jewish Light has been closely following the stories of local teens grappling with the pressing need for guidance in navigating the surge of antisemitism. These young adults are not only...
By Camillo Barone, The Forward
• Published March 31, 2024
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BY NATHAN ARST, Senior, Parkway Central High School
• Published March 29, 2024
In the fall, I participated in a fellowship with the Religious Action Center (RAC), where Jewish teenagers from around the country collaborated on social justice issues. In the fellowship, we each chose...
BY BELLA SOYFER, Junior, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
• Published March 29, 2024
Electricity fills Epstein Hebrew Academy’s cafeteria as 8th-grade student Sam Shanker takes the stage, illuminated in purple. Friends, classmates and neighbors crowd in front of the stage, raising their...
(JTA) — Jewish actress and writer Lena Dunham is the latest Hollywood star to discover that her family has ties to the Holocaust on the PBS celebrity genealogy series “Finding Your Roots.”
Dunham,...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 29, 2024
History and humanity are set to converge in an unprecedented upcoming conversation between a St. Louis Holocaust survivor and a descendant of a Nazi engineer.
On May 16, Oskar Jakob, who survived five...