Dear Melanie,Next year, I will be attending a small college with a very small Jewish population. The school has no Hillel or Chabad, and I'm worried that I might lose touch with my religion. I grew up observing all of the major Jewish holidays and celebrating...
Move over Ingrid Michaelson and Sara Bareilles; there's a new indie princess in town. Her name is Clare Burson, and get this: not only is she Jewish, but her latest album, "Silver and Ash," was inspired by her two grandmothers' experiences as Jews living...
Most people know actress Fran Drescher for her nasally voice, big hair and fun outfits. However, Drescher's most notable attribute is bigger than any of her trademark quirks: the inspiration she brings to many people in the world. Drescher's personal...
St. Louis has a rich and storied history of blues music, dating back to artists such as Scott Joplin and W.C. Handy, to more contemporary ones such as Chuck Berry, Big George Brock and Tina Turner, who launched her career here. With all this homegrown...
For 10 days starting Thursday, Nov. 11, St. Louisans will be treated to the wonders of foreign and independent cinema when the St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) kicks off its 19th year. Executive director Cliff Froehlich, artistic director...
Patricia Corrigan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published October 21, 2010
With a change in the weather and a change in the season, change also comes to local restaurants as chefs freshen up menus for fall dining. Plenty of local eateries now feature locally grown and produced food, and St. Louis is fortunate that about 60 percent...
For Elisa Heiligman-Recht, wife of Jewish rock star Rick Recht, a simple "Hello Elisa" greeting carries its own unique and frequent form, "Oh hi! You must be Rick's wife!" "[Being greeted as Rick's wife] doesn't even bother me. I love it when people say...
by Kyla Gersten and Haley Abramson
• Published October 13, 2010
Pro By Kyla Gersten These days when talking about technology, most people will inevitably mention teenagers. It is true – teens are obsessed with technology, but there are definitely benefits to this obsession. Technology greatly helps a number of...
Text and photos by Zoe Krause
• Published October 12, 2010
The United States is a country that has been built on the backs of everyday people fighting for their beliefs and ideals - during the American Revolution, during the Civil War, during the Civil Rights movement, and during countless other moments in our...
The Jewish farmer. Sounds odd, at least to some of us. Which, if you think about it, is odd that it sounds odd. After all, farming is part of our Jewish heritage, both in the Bible and throughout the birth and development of modern Israel. Even in the...
Not all simchas are lifecycle events. Not all simchas involve parties and caterers. In fact, some simchas are just plain necessary in order to eat and turn on the electricity. And during this low point in our country's economic history, the simcha of...
An internationally renowned infertility specialist, Dr. Sherman Silber invented most of the modern infertility treatments - including vasectomy reversal and tubal ligation reversal - and he developed microsurgical sperm retrieval for men who were thought...
