The demolition of Chesterfield Mall has officially begun. On Tuesday, crews started by tearing down the front awning at the main entrance, near the now-closed Cheesecake Factory. Some in the St. Louis media have called the teardown of the old mall “the...

Miriam Adelson has delivered on a pledge she reportedly made at the start of the general election season, donating $100 million to a campaign committee supporting the candidacy of Donald Trump, according to disclosures filed Tuesday with the Federal Election...

Travel on a learning adventure as we explore the impact of collective memory on our Jewish identities and the preservation of memories of specific Jewish communities around the world. “Jewish Journeys: Collective Memories through Place and Time”...

Today, the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum recently announced the opening of the fall funding cycle for the Rubin and Gloria Feldman Family Educational Institute. Interested individuals and organizations can apply for funds of up to $5,000 on...

One year ago, the Jewish Light visited Doug and Caryn Rudman’s ever-changing sukkah. As Sukkot approaches, Doug Rudman prepares to erect the structure behind their house and he plans for what’s inside. Each year, the Rudman sukkah has a specific theme. The...

The U.S. Department of Transportation has ordered Lufthansa to pay a $4 million Lufthansa discrimination fine for denying boarding to 128 Jewish passengers in 2022. The incident, which occurred in May 2022, affected passengers wearing traditionally...

Over the past few years, I’ve shared my love of hiking with readers of The Morning Light, our daily newsletter. Fall is, without a doubt, my favorite season for hiking. As we approach Sukkot—the Jewish harvest festival, which begins at sundown on...

Pop culture and Jewish history intersect in a new documentary special airing on Jewish Life Television (JLTV). The documentary, titled JEWCE: The Jewish Comics Experience, explores the profound contributions of Jewish creators to the comic book industry....

Washington University in St. Louis will host a book event and public conversation celebrating "Exile and the Jews: Literature, History, and Identity," an anthology edited by professor Nancy Berg. The event will take place on Monday, Oct. 21 in the Hurst...

For many years, guides leading visitors on tours of Jewish history in Spain have shared rumors that Christopher Columbus was Jewish. A new documentary that garnered worldwide press coverage ahead of Columbus Day on Monday states that DNA evidence proves...

As part of its 140th anniversary celebration, Congregation B’nai Amoona is unveiling a newly designed hand-painted sukkah just in time for its Sukkot observance. The sukkah includes vibrant, hand-painted panels created by Samantha Zucker, the synagogue’s...

You could say he said sorry with a little help from his friends. Paul McCartney, the former Beatle, attended Yom Kippur services on Saturday with his Jewish wife in Santiago, Chile. He had performed a solo concert there on Friday night, the beginning...