Congregation Temple Israel’s Rabbi Michael Alper has been promoted to senior rabbi alongside his wife, Rabbi Amy Feder. Feder has served as the synagogue’s senior rabbi since 2010 with support from...

Most Jewish college students no longer feel safe on campus, a stark contrast to how they described their feelings prior to Oct. 7, according to a poll released Wednesday by the Anti-Defamation League. Before...

(JTA) — Hamas has claimed responsibility for a shooting attack in the Ramot neighborhood of east Jerusalem that killed three and wounded six on Thursday morning, in what the Palestinian terror group...

Picture this: a convoy of decked-out cars, each adorned with brilliant menorahs illuminating the streets of Chesterfield, celebrating the joy and pride of Hanukkah. That is the plan for the 11th edition...

Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of one of Hamas’s original founders, on Tuesday called on Israel to set a time limit for the terror group to release all Israeli hostages, and to assassinate his father,...

(JTA) — Israel is investigating Hamas’ claim that its youngest hostages, brothers Kfir and Ariel Bibas, are dead, along with their mother Shiri. The Bibas family became an early face of the hostage...

I want to thank all of the members of your staff who made last night's Unsung Heroes presentation so memorable. I went to honor my friend Cathy Lander-Goldberg, but I also was inspired by the great community...

Nine individuals and one married couple were recognized Tuesday night as the 2023 Jewish Light Unsung Heroes. The 14th annual event took place at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park. Unsung...

The fact the Jewish Light was there in 1966 should not surprise anyone. We have been there and we are here now, but we need your support to ensure that we are here in the future. For...

As a young boy growing up in St. Louis, metal sculpture artist Dale Dicker, 74, was surrounded by many family members who survived the Holocaust. His grandfather, Joseph Barg, saw the rise of Nazism early...

As a boy growing up in Israel, Dor Tsadik Osher didn’t think much about having a bar mitzvah. He and his family belong to the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem, a spiritual community based in...

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Photos of pro-Palestine rallies in the U.S. since the outbreak of the...