(JTA) — In Jerusalem, a service omitted the loud noise-making associated with the holiday in order to accommodate soldiers traumatized by months of war. In Tel Aviv, bakeries peddled a triangular treat...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 25, 2024
Occasionally, via Google Alerts, I stumble onto a real gem of a story that shines a light on what people are talking about. My alert for "bagels" went haywire over the weekend thanks to Jewish food icon,...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 25, 2024
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin, D-Illinois, along with eight other senators, has sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to use his authority under the Antiquities Act to establish a...
As the new YPD development officer, Alec Rothman will be working with young adults in the St. Louis community, engaging them in the Jewish Federation of St. Louis with events, programs and development...
BY GERRY KOWARSKY, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published March 24, 2024
“All My Sons” is receiving an extraordinary staging at the New Jewish Theatre. The 1947 play was Arthur Miller’s first great success on Broadway.
The plot was inspired by the true story of a company...
Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published March 24, 2024
Nearly 500 participants joined in the Purim re-enactment and parade through the streets of University City on Sunday, March 24.
Costumed characters marched alongside the characters in the Purim story...
BY ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
• Published March 22, 2024
Jewish Light readers may want to tune into Nine PBS (Channel 9) Monday, March 25, at 7 p.m. to hear writer Shula Neuman discuss her recent story “Confronting the Lindbergh Legacy in St. Louis” on “Living...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 21, 2024
The finale of Ignite YP’s Staenberg Speaker Series featured the series' namesake, Michael Staenberg. Staenberg spoke on Wednesday night about his philanthropic journey and his goal of “Building Beyond...
Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published March 21, 2024
"Whoever saves one life saves the world entire." That familiar phrase is evoked in the title of the moving new British film drama "One Life," which throws a spotlight on Nicholas Winton, who has been called...
Amy Fenster Brown, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published March 21, 2024
My family and I just experienced a bummer of a milestone: my dad’s 10-year yahrzeit. Ugh.
After a stroke and some cardiac issues, my dad, Ron Fenster, lived a handicapped life for many years but...
Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published March 21, 2024
The St. Louis Jewish Film Festival returns, April 7-18, with a wide-ranging program of international films with Jewish themes. There are several things new about this year’s festival, including a new...
Bill Motchan, Special to the jewish Light
• Published March 21, 2024
Years ago, early in his career, Congregation Shaare Emeth senior Rabbi James Bennett was officiating a graveside funeral on a cold, winter day. He wore a small kippah on his head, but he was shivering....
