A $13 million renovation of the Jewish Community Center’s Marilyn Fox Building in Chesterfield will begin in early April and touch all areas of the facility. The project will be funded through a capital...

Rabbi Seth Goldstein joined TikTok during the pandemic as “a way of occupying time and being creative.” He has since come to see it as “a wonderful vehicle” for teaching the weekly Torah portion...

According to the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), the first baseball reminiscence program in the US was the Cardinals Reminiscence League (CRL). Begun in 2011,...

The finale of Ignite YP's Staenberg Speaker Series is set for Wednesday, March 20, and will feature its namesake, Michael Staenberg, as the main speaker. Staenberg is the current President of the Board...

In one of the most challenging years our community has ever faced, the Jewish Federation of St. Louis is thrilled to celebrate the collective achievement of our community in the 2023 Annual Campaign. Guided...

For over two decades, the film “Elf” has warmed the hearts of countless viewers, becoming a cherished Christmas tradition. Yet, on the Jewish calendar, while Passover boasts cinematic gems like "The...

It’s well past midnight and Becky Gerson’s cell phone dings with a text message from an anxious new mother-to-be. Gerson, a birth coach and doula, jumps out of bed, grabs her “go bag” and hits...

The date was August 12, 2022. I was in line at Protzel's Deli when the mother of an old friend came up behind me and said, “Jordy, why do you publish a 'Jewish Joke of the Week' in the Morning Light?”...

The American Friends of Yeshivot Bnei Akiva (AFYBA) is bringing renowned Rabbi Shlomo Kimche, the Senior Rabbi and Vice Chairman of Yeshivot Bnei Akiva to St. Louis for four days, as part of the Sinai...

Tickets are now on sale for “The Passover Project: A Musical Seder,” at the City Winery on Thursday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. Rooted in a few examples from other creative communities around the country,...

Congregation B’nai Amoona is set to welcome a new assistant rabbi. Rabbi Jared Skoff will join the congregation this summer along with his wife Karen and daughter Ana. He is the grandson of Rabbi Benson...