The Brothers Lazaroff are playing two special nights at Joe’s Café, 6014 Kingsbury Ave., to raise money for local tornado relief. The June 10 concert features Selector Blvck Spdve while the show on...
By Kathleen Lees, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 4, 2025
Dodi Taylor, the manager of Jewish community engagement at the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, is all about health; she has a master’s degree in nutrition and even teaches yoga.
In addition to her...
Rabbi Janine Schloss will be the new associate rabbi/educator at Peninsula Temple Beth El in San Mateo, Calif. beginning July 1. She recently was the rabbi educator at Temple Emanuel in St. Louis.
Like Carrie Bradshaw and Imelda Marcos, I have a not-so-secret weakness for shoes. My budget (and body) might not allow for Christian Louboutin or Jimmy Choo sky-high heels, but somehow my closet is still...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published June 2, 2025
Across the metro area, the Jewish community is preparing to mark Pride Month with events that celebrate LGBTQ+ identity and affirm inclusive Jewish values. From queer Torah study to community-wide picnics,...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published June 2, 2025
Editor’s note: No eyes were poked, no one was slapped and nobody’s head got stuck in a vise during this interview.
This Thursday, June 5, a local journalist, morning newsletter wrangler and unapologetic...
By Kevin Deutsch Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 2, 2025
Antisemitic graffiti was scrawled inside an unoccupied home in O'Fallon, Mo. over the weekend, police said.
The Jewish Federation of St. Louis said the graffiti was found at a home construction site...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published June 2, 2025
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed trying to make sense of Jewish history — from Abraham to Herzl, from Sinai to the state of Israel — you’re not alone. But what if someone promised to cover the biggest...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published June 2, 2025
Washington University Chancellor Andrew D. Martin will represent the United States at the AJC-CRIF Forum on Antisemitism in Paris on June 5, joining global academic leaders to address rising antisemitism...
By Gerry Kowarsky, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 1, 2025
“The Heidi Chronicles” is totally absorbing and delightful in the current production at the New Jewish Theatre.
The title character of Wendy Wasserstein’s celebrated play is Heidi Holland....
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 30, 2025
What do you get when you mix two Jewish entrepreneurs, a love for local business and a pair of podcast hosts known for eating their way through St. Louis? The newest episode of “Jews in the Lou” dropped...
May 29, 1979 — Dayan Addresses Peace Process
Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan speaks to the Knesset about the events that culminated in the peace treaty Israel and Egypt signed two months earlier. Dayan...