Changing the community and spreading knowledge one presentation at a time, St. Louis Jewish teens with Student to Student light up classrooms by sharing what it's like to be a Jewish teen growing up in today's world. Student to Student is a program...

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 a project to help the community: I’ve been spreading...

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 phone flashlights in support of Shanker’s performance...

For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to visit Israel. Even before visiting, I knew that one day I would want to live there. Something about the fact that there’s a place that’s specifically meant for us, the Jewish people, always stood out...

The day of Oct. 7th was one that did not play out how I expected. What started off as a normal day for me as Jewish high schooler was flipped on its head when I awoke to the news that Israel was under attack and at war. It took a while for me to assess...

On Tuesday, Oct. 24, motivational speaker and Holocaust survivor Sami Stiegmann visited St. Louis to speak to students and teachers at Ladue Middle School and Ladue Horton Watkins High School.  The event at the high school was in a question-and-answer...

On Nov. 14, an estimated 300,000 Jews traveled to Washington, D.C. to support Israel in its war against Hamas, and to condemn Hamas’ egregious attack on Jews—particularly, the kidnapping of Israeli citizens. The national mall was packed—there was...

I can’t stay quiet anymore.  I am proud to be Jewish. I am scared to be Jewish. I am highly aware that I’m not an expert on this topic, but I do know that what happened at 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 7 in Israel was an act of terrorism. More than 4,400...

The Maccabi games in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., were consumed by heated competition. But don’t let that deceive you—no Jewish event would be complete without an opportunity to engage religiously, as well as competitively. “This is our ,” said Rabbi...

He’s an attorney, a cantor, a substitute teacher, an occasional television host and chairman of the secondary school committee of the University of Pennsylvania for eastern Missouri and southern Illinois. An outgoing personality with a zest for education,...

The Jewish Light has always held a special place in my heart. For as long as I can remember, my family has stacked piles of Jewish Light newspapers on our living room coffee table. I fondly remember flipping through issues, completely absorbed by the...