By Seth Rogovoy, The Forward
• Published May 15, 2024
Do you hear that? What’s that buzzing noise?
If you live between Tennessee and New York — especially if you live in Ohio, Maryland, or the Virginias — and if it’s mid-to-late May or June,...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 15, 2024
Kindergarten students at United Hebrew Congregation learned the Hebrew song “L'Dod Mosha Hayta Chava” on Monday, May 13. The English version is “Uncle Moshe Had a Farm” and it is nearly identical...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published May 14, 2024
The St. Louis Yom Haatzmaut Israel Independence Day gathering was held Tuesday evening, May 14 at the Chesterfield Amphitheatre.
A festive crowd of more than 300 enjoyed music, food, games and fellowship...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 14, 2024
Jordan Kadosh, regional director of ADL Heartland based in St. Louis, is just one of 26 emerging leaders in our region to be selected to a join Leadership Missouri, a program designed to expand participants...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 14, 2024
The St. Louis Jewish community has been blessed with a host of benefactors, who through the years demonstrated the art of tzedakah in multiple ways. Names such as I.E. Millstone, Thomas R. Green, Morris...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 14, 2024
A St. Louis area nursing school ranked No. 1 this year by “Nursing Schools Almanac” bears the name of a man who was a philanthropist, entrepreneur and leader in the Jewish community. That man was Alvin...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 13, 2024
An amazing thing happened to the Jewish Community Relations Council of St. Louis (JCRC) team at last week's GIVE STL trivia event at The Armory. They won and won big!
"The Nonprofit Night at the Armory"...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published May 13, 2024
In his new book, “The Anxious Generation” Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s writes about how spending time on smartphones and the popularity of social media apps affects teenagers mental health....
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Sai Varshith Kandula, the Chesterfield man who last May flew from St. Louis to Washington D.C., rented a U-Haul truck, and drove it into White House security barriers while displaying...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The White House denied reports that the United States withheld intelligence from Israel on the whereabouts of Hamas’ leaders.
The reports alleged that the United States would...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published May 13, 2024
Five hundred rivets—that was Oskar Jakob’s goal. Failure to meet the quota in a 12-hour shift meant severe punishment.
“If I didn’t make the minimum, I got beaten,” Jakob said.
Oskar...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published May 12, 2024
Yom Hazikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day) was commemorated in a solemn ceremony on Sunday, May 12, at the JCC’s Staenberg Family Complex. Members of the community filled the audience to capacity to remember...