President Donald Trump has selected a new special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, elevating a Miami businessman and fundraiser named Yehuda Kaploun to the role. “Yehuda is a successful businessman, and staunch advocate for the Jewish Faith...

Last October, just before Yom Kippur, Lenny Kravitz posted a photo on Instagram that stopped Jewish fans like me mid-scroll. There he was, cool as ever, wearing a gold chai necklace—an unmistakable Jewish symbol. The caption read, “Life has never...

House Bill 937 passed in the Missouri House of Representatives on April 10, by a vote of 108 to 10. The bill creates protections against antisemitism and discrimination in public schools and colleges. Another 25 legislators voted “present,” an...

How do I know the Passover Project: A Musical Seder was a hit? The venue ran out of matzah ball soup. And tickets too. That was the scene Tuesday night, April 8, at City Winery in the Foundry, where more than 250 guests filled the room for the second...

Two dozen Russian residents attended a bilingual pre-Passover seder at Crown Center on Monday, April 7. The annual Russian resident seder has been a tradition at the senior living facility for more than 10 years. Florence Schachter, who served as master...

Streit’s, the kosher food company that’s best known for its matzah, is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.  And while many things have changed since the matzah bakery was first opened on Rivington Street on the Lower East Side in 1925...

As someone who’s written about beer and whiskey for over a decade, I always get the same question around this time of year: Is beer kosher? But Jewish drinkers should be asking a more specific question—is beer "kosher" for Passover? Is beer OK...

A common fantasy for many teenagers is becoming a rock star.  There are plenty of Jewish role models: Drake, Billy Joel, Lenny Kravitz, Pink, Bob Dylan. Alas, success as a performing musician is an elusive dream.  That hasn’t stopped these Jewish...

A powerful night of resilience, reflection, and healing is coming to St. Louis. On April 28, just two days before Israel’s official day of remembrance, the local community will hear directly from Deborah Ben-Aderet, a survivor of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks....

(JTA) — Jewish fans of HBO’s “The Pitt” heard a familiar verse in the hit medical drama’s latest episode when the show’s main character, Dr. Michael Robinavitch, consoled himself by reciting the Shema. A scene at the beginning of the 14th...

Since joining the Jewish Light I’ve reflected on my own Jewish experience growing up and part of that was the Yiddish my grandparents would use, particularly my maternal grandparents whom I affectionately named Mama (bubbe) and Baba. Both would use...

Annie Klein will step into the spotlight as a bat mitzvah at Congregation B’nai Amoona on June 28. That evening, friends and family from around the world will gather at the Shack in Chesterfield for a disco-themed celebration. Why disco? Annie’s not...