The Jewish Community Center (The J) held its annual meeting on May 28, highlighting a year of growth, service and commitment to community. The evening featured the presentation of five awards recognizing...
The Cherrick family of St. Louis is making a lasting impact on the future of Jewish learning in Israel and around the world. Jordan B. and Lorraine S. Cherrick, along with their daughter Rachel M. Cherrick,...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 29, 2025
It wasn’t a ribbon-cutting or a gala. There was no long list of speeches, no formal program. Just a small group gathered quietly near the Kindertransport section of the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 28, 2025
While listening to the incredible program that was last month's Yom HaShoah Holocaust Commemoration 2025 at Congregation Temple Israel, I thought I had heard all the stories one could hear about surviving...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 27, 2025
Some people make New Year’s resolutions. I make summer resolutions. This year’s list? Avoid dairy, sodium and carbs—basically, anything that tastes good. So yes, I’ll be enjoying Shavuot from a...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 27, 2025
A week after tornadoes tore through parts of St. Louis, Temple Emanuel did what Jewish communities have done for generations—showed up, opened hearts, and filled a truck.
On Saturday, May 24,...
Jewish St. Louis Senior Olympians competing in the ice hockey accuracy shootout took the top three spots in the new event in the 2025 games.
Marc Oberman grabbed the gold medal and Monte Sandler captured...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published May 27, 2025
Two St. Louis Senior Olympics volunteers love sports and plan to enter the competition, but not for another 30-plus years.
Owen Whalen, 18, and Jake Goldfarb, 17, could be seen at multiple 2025 St....
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published May 27, 2025
Powerlifting grandmother Jaime “Jai-Jai” Goldstein now has amassed more than 250 medals and trophies, including five golds and one silver in the 2025 St. Louis Senior Olympics.
Goldstein, who was...
The father-son team of Harvey and Brad Wallace captured the gold medal in the St. Louis Senior Olympics racquetball doubles competition. It represented a repeat performance in the top spot from 2024 in...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published May 26, 2025
For more than 40 years, St. Louis area scouts have placed flags at Jewish veterans’ graves on Memorial Day weekend.
“We have 400 scouts participating at every Jewish cemetery today,” said Steve...
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author Ronen Bergman is coming to St. Louis as the featured speaker at the Jewish Federation’s 2nd Annual Men’s Event on Wednesday, June 18, at The...
