Former St. Louisans Sammy Elfanbaum and Mitch Brodden and their band, Post Sex Nachos, will perform at the 2024 Lollapalooza music festival, which will be held in Grant’s Park in Chicago on Aug. 1-4...
Dylan Moulton and her American University swim team set two school records at the Patriot League championships: the 200 and the 400 free relays.
A sophomore at AU, she is the daughter of Shary and Jeff...
Former St. Louisan Gene Schenberg received the Electronic Transaction Association’s Top Payment Sales Professional Award 2024.
Out of the thousands of eligible sales representatives, he was one of...
The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announced the appointment of Alex Shapiro as chief philanthropy officer.
In this role he will report to the president and CEO and oversee a team of 16 working toward...
Artist Mark Witzling has been selected to participate in the selective Chateau Orquevaux artist residency program in Orquevaux, France this spring.
He was awarded grant support for the residency from...
Ashley Pollock has joined National Council of Jewish Women St. Louis as its membership manager.
In this role, she will coordinate and support leadership and membership initiatives including all special...
The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum is now accepting nominations for the 2024 Lutz Humanitarian Award. This annual tribute is named in honor of the late Holocaust rescuer and former St. Louisan,...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published April 3, 2024
Have you ever thought "What does it mean to be Jewish?" For some of us, just seeking answers to questions about our own Judaism, often raises more questions.
Searching to provide a bit of clarity is...
Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 2, 2024
Plenty is new for the 29th annual St. Louis Jewish Film Festival, which takes place April 7-18: a new location, an All-Access Pass, a return to an all-theater experience and a new director. But one thing...
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...
