When Rob Wasserman decided to take his junior year abroad from the University of California, Santa Barbara—and switched his destination from Sweden to Israel—he wasn’t searching for a spiritual transformation. But a spiritual transformation found...

Maryville Hillel is turning 10 this year, and while there will be celebration, the milestone also marks something deeper: a decade of building Jewish community on campus, sharing traditions and giving students—Jewish and not—a space to learn, connect...

In a pivotal Senate committee hearing, the Antisemitism Awareness Act advanced with a significant amendment stating that criticism of the Israeli government is not inherently antisemitic. The change, proposed by Bernie Sanders, a Jewish senator from Vermont,...

This year, Rabbi Randy Fleisher and Central Reform Congregation are marking a trio of 25-year milestones. Today, May 1, Fleisher will receive an honorary Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa, from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New...

A solemn gathering of 300 community members commemorated Yom Hazikaron (Israel’s Memorial Day) at the JCC on Tuesday evening, April 29. The ceremony consisted of readings and poems in Hebrew and English, a torch lighting, and a one-minute siren....

Originally published April 28, 2025 by "Hey Alma" via JTA St. Louis was first introduced to Allison Becker and her band Wetsuit back in 2023, when the Jewish Light reported on her viral “Hora do-over” music video. That project, which transformed...

As the Antisemitism Awareness Act heads to a Senate committee for a crucial vote, 10 progressive Jewish organizations have signed a letter opposing the legislation for representing an endorsement of the Trump administration’s “efforts to weaponize...

After 82 years, a forgotten WWII recording is heading back to Wally Rosen’s family Sometimes, the reason for storytelling really pays off. When we first reported the story of a lost 1943 phonograph record—discovered by legendary broadcaster John...

The Irish rap group Kneecap denounced Hamas and Hezbollah after Micheál Martin, the Irish prime minister, called on them to “urgently clarify” their stances. The group is from Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom, and...

Before he was a Mossad forger, before he became one of Israel’s animation pioneers and long before his cameo in “Schindler’s List,” Joseph Bau was just a guy in a Nazi camp who fell in love. His real story—equal parts horror, romance and resistance—is...

If people describe you as “the Spielberg of” anything, chances are you’re doing something right. Or at least you know what you’re doing. In the world of Shakespeare, that guy is Barry Edelstein. On May 15, Edelstein will headline the St. Louis...

Baseball is dying, or so they say. But for Ron Gieseke, longtime fan, former United Hebrew Congregation president and now author, baseball is alive and well. And if you ask him, it’s more than just a game—it’s a conversation. Gieseke is bringing...