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...

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...

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...

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. This story has been updated to include new information. A photo of...

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...

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,...

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...

Rabbi James Stone Goodman is set to release his new book of poems and stories, “Fountain, Respect for Sources,” with a special, free live performance on Thursday, April 4 at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6...

There’s a Richard Serra sculpture in the courtyard of St. Louis’s Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts. I was 20 when I first saw it, taken to the museum by a beloved professor. I was only beginning to...

Today, March 28, is opening day across Major League Baseball. Although our St. Louis Cardinals start the 2024 season on the road in Los Angeles with zero Jewish players on the team, we're still celebrating...