(JTA) — Argentine soccer icon Lionel Messi, widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, has built one of football’s most decorated careers. Throughout his illustrious career, Messi has cultivated a...

  There was a time when I played a lot of golf. Not well, mind you. But often. Then life happened. Marriage, babies, friends moved away. My clubs stayed in the basement more than they made it to the course. When a TopGolf opened near...

In 2020, when Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham considered joining Congregation B’nai Amoona, the board of trustee leaders let him know of a particularly attractive fringe benefit. “They said, ‘Oh, we have a team in the inter-congregational softball league,...

  Don Rudolph was 6 years old when his grandfather Oscar Shevitz demonstrated an example of l’vor v’dor — from generation to generation — that involved a shiny polyester sphere. That’s when Shevitz introduced his grandson to bowling....

Over two decades competing in the Legends Games, Dan Limbaugh and Janet Ossie have lost count of how many medals they’ve won. “I’d say I have several hundred,” said Limbaugh, 80. “Janet probably has a thousand.” Ossie also holds four...

  Among isometric exercises that create optimum core stability, it’s hard to beat planks. These simple but effective exercises are performed by holding a forearm push-up position for 20 to 60 seconds. Research shows the average plank time...

The event is presented by Michael Staenberg and Jewish Federation of St. Louis. The 2026 edition of The Men's Event at The Factory on Wednesday, June 3 will be a must-attend event for any member of the St. Louis Jewish community who loves food, drinks...

Susan Stein did what she was supposed to do that Saturday morning in 1964. She went to religious school at Temple Israel in Memphis. Then she came home and found several members of the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals sitting in her family’s...

  Dozens of volunteers, competitors and Jewish Community Center supporters gathered May 18 at the Marilyn Fox Building for the opening ceremonies of the Legends Games. Formerly known as the St. Louis Senior Olympics, the sporting competition...

  Before his final climb, Sagi Ben Abraham had no idea where he stood. No scores. No feedback. Just one more try. He made his move. Then he heard the crowd. “After I made the difficult move, I heard them,” Ben Abraham said. “I...

  Ken Griffey Jr. didn’t expect it. June 20, 2004. Father’s Day at Busch Stadium. Griffey was sitting on 499 home runs, with his father in the building, when he stepped in. One swing—and No. 500. He wasn’t a Cardinal. He wasn’t...