It’s the season book lovers have been waiting for: the annual St. Louis Jewish Book Festival is back, Nov. 2–9, for a week’s worth of author, pre- and post-fest events. And this year, the festival begins a year-round Speakers Series. “This year’s...

  It’s not every day a St. Louis scholar makes national headlines in the world of history. But this week, Washington University’s Jonathan Judaken joined the ranks of the American Historical Association’s top honorees, receiving the...

Since the High Holidays, I’ve been living in a digital rabbit hole where algorithms seem to have decided I needed more Sandy Koufax in my life. At first, it was flattering, who doesn’t want to be reminded that a Jewish lefty once stood up for...

This is the second in our ongoing series on “Becoming the Sea,” the monumental new Anselm Kiefer exhibition at the Saint Louis Art Museum. If you missed our first story, which introduced the artist and the Jewish and St. Louis roots behind the show,...

When Clare Kinberg discovered her estranged Aunt Rose’s death certificate in 2016, she unlocked a family story that had been hidden for generations. That discovery became “By the Waters of Paradise: An American Story of Racism and Rupture in a...

I would imagine that getting to know Adeena Sussman is the equivalent of peeking into a culinary version of Alice’s magical wonderland. Creative, enthusiastic and oh so talented, Sussman invites you into a world where she creates a cornucopia of...

Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School is receiving a financial boost this fall, thanks to a Jewish Federation of St. Louis loan to help guide the school through a pivotal leadership transition and strategic renewal. The Federation’s $350,000 loan gives...

Eli Sharabi spent 491 days in Hamas captivity, surviving the tunnels of Gaza only to return home to devastating news: his wife and daughters had been murdered on Oct. 7. His story of survival, grief and faith has already broken publishing records in...

(JTA) — Prior to his death, slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk sent a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning the leader that Israel was losing support within the “conservative MAGA community” and exhorting him to do...

(JTA) — Elon Musk has intensified his long-running feud with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) calling the Jewish civil rights group a “hate group” in a post on X, the platform he owns and renamed from Twitter. “The ADL hates Christians,...

(JTA) — A viral video showing a group of high school seniors in Argentina chanting antisemitic slogans during their graduation trip has prompted a wave of condemnation, including from President Javier Milei. The video, recorded in the city of Bariloche,...

Here at the Jewish Light, we take Jewish humor seriously. When we introduced a weekly “Jewish Joke of the Week,” I was once stopped in line at Protzel’s by the mother of a high school friend. With half a smile, she asked why I’d do such a thing....