Some teenagers spend many years searching for their connection to Judaism. Some wonder about how they can explain to others their relationship to the Jewish religion. One way teens can express that connection is through the Student to Student program...

Throughout the St. Louis area, the Jewish Student Union (JSU) strives to meet the needs of each school in which it operates. Schools have their own blends of learning styles, socioeconomic levels and Jewish populations, and JSU caters to them all.To ensure...

High school students interested in social-justice issues had the opportunity to attend the Anytown Youth Leadership Institute during the summer at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy. The students involved in the Anytown program came from the St. Louis...

Jacob Lefton, a junior at Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School, can’t remember the first time he played hockey. He doesn’t recall his first hit, goal, assist or shot. All he knows is that for his entire life, hockey has been important. “There...

Teenagers are constantly overwhelmed with pressure to excel in academics, sports and extracurricular activities. This leaves almost no time to think about a post-college future. However, Ladue Horton Watkins High School junior Noa Hahn has decided to...

We crowd the kitchen. My mother, my grandmother and me, having already prepared most of the Rosh Hashanah feast, stand around the countertop, ready for the day’s goliath: teiglach.Since her days in the Soviet Union, my babushka has made teiglach countless...

Studying for a bar or bat mitzvah can be one of the most nerve-racking experiences in a young teenager’s life. There are months upon months of studying, which often place teens in high-stress situations. Often times students carry enormous anxiety with...

For Tali Gorodetsky, a junior at Marquette High School and a member of the Chabad congregation, service is one of life’s hallmarks. She spends weekends coordinating community service opportunities, working on retreats, and helping to clean up her community....

If you saw the hit Disney musical "Newsies," which closed the Muny’s 99th season Aug. 13, you’re likely to remember the standout performance of the child actor who played the role of Les. The actor was 9-year-old Gabriel “Gabe” Cytron, a 4th grader...

When Jonathan Eizenberg is out in his backyard, playing with his young, curly-haired kids or his small, cute puppy, he doesn’t quite look like the man who has served 16 years in the Air Force, is the executive assistant to a four-star general who reports...

Serving as Co-Editor-in-Chief of Ohr Chadash this year and as a staff writer for the three years prior has been an honor and a privilege. My experiences writing stories about the exceptional teenagers in our Jewish community who are effectuating positive...