Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 28, 2024
Summertime means new hours of operation at the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum. Through Labor Day, the museum will be open to visitors from Wednesday to Monday, between 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m....
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 28, 2024
The Oct. 7 Nova music festival in Re’im, Israel, drew more than 4,000 music lovers. When Hamas attacked the event, 360 people were murdered and 44 were taken hostage. Many of the 3,500-plus survivors...
By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 28, 2024
Boy Scout Troop 11 held a court of honor on May 20 at Temple Israel, during which three Jewish scouts officially achieved the rank of eagle. Advancement to Eagle Scout, the highest rank in the Boy Scouts...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published May 27, 2024
On Sunday, May 26, St. Louis area scouts placed 8,500 flags at the graves of veterans in every Jewish cemetery.
At Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery, located at Olive Boulevard and Hanley Road, the event began...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 27, 2024
The St. Louis Senior Olympics kicked off the 2024 event on Friday, May 24 with participants carrying the Olympics torch from the Jewish Community Center fitness facility to the Staenberg Family Complex...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 23, 2024
St. Louis is a city rich in passions, especially for its restaurants. This enthusiasm extends to a strong interest in culinary history, largely due to Dr. Harley Hammerman. His websites, Lost Tables and...
By press time, my oldest child will officially be a high school graduate. Also by press time, I will be swimming in deep waves of emotion, texting and calling all of the other parents who are stranded...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 22, 2024
Welcome to a new frontier in entertainment storytelling. In a world inundated with reviews and critiques, do you ever find yourself overwhelmed?
Musical theater, specifically, always made me feel this...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 22, 2024
As a young boy in the late 1970s going to Sunday school at Congregation Temple Israel, I got dropped off and picked up on the Spoede Road side. But I always wished I could get dropped off on the other...
Dr. Gil Vardi was named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor for 2024.
Castle Connolly is a leading research and information resource for patients looking to find and connect with the best healthcare in their...
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology announced a newly endowed named lectureship in honor of Dr. Raymond Slavin, emeritus professor of internal medicine and microbiology and emeritus...
The Young Israel of St. Louis upcoming Annual Gala Dinner will take place on Wednesday, June 5, at the Clayton Plaza Hotel in Clayton. This year’s event will honor long-standing members Dr. Hilton and...