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Paul Ingrassia, White House Liaison to the Justice Department, left, announces the release of brothers Andrew and Matthew Valentin outside of the DC Central Detention Facility on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump issued pardons to over 1500 people who were charged with crimes related to the event. (Pete Kiehart for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Trump nominee who said he had a ‘Nazi streak’ forced out before Senate confirmation hearing

Philissa Cramer, JTAPublished October 22, 2025

(JTA) — Paul Ingrassia has pulled out of contention for a top legal role in the Trump administration after losing key Republican support over revelations of private texts in which he declared, “I have a Nazi streak.” Ingrassia had faced criticism...

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks to the media during a press conference in New York City, U.S.,September 29, 2025. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

4 St. Louis rabbis among 800+ sign letter opposing Zohran Mamdani and the ‘political normalization’ of anti-Zionism

Grace Gilson, JTAPublished October 22, 2025

(JTA) — As the New York mayoral election draws near, a group of 650 rabbis and cantors from across the United States have signed onto a letter voicing their opposition to mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani and the “political normalization” of anti-Zionism. The...

Charles Klotzer

On his 100th birthday, a tribute to Charles Klotzer

By Paul Wagman, Gateway Journalism ReviewPublished October 22, 2025

When the earth unspools before the sun on Nov. 1, its cargo will include a human population of some 8.2 billion. Of that total, the number able to claim residence for 100 years or more will be a mere 722,000 — .0088%.  Roughly 1,300 of that group...

Sleep apnea is common and treatable.  So why are so many cases still undiagnosed?

Sleep apnea is common and treatable. So why are so many cases still undiagnosed?

Bill Motchan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished October 22, 2025

Chronic insomnia and sleep disorders affect millions of Americans. While stress, anxiety and lifestyle habits may cause poor sleep, one of the most common medical conditions is sleep apnea. It is also one of the easiest to treat. Sleep apnea affects...

Danielle Wertz and Robbie Schaefer

A rabbi, a jazz singer, and the music that binds them: Joni & Leonard take the stage

BY ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEFPublished October 22, 2025

For Danielle Wertz and Robbie Schaefer, the paths that led them to each other—and to their intimate cabaret show, “Both Sides Now: The Music and Lives of Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen”—are as layered and lyrical as the music they perform. Wertz,...

Dr. Tish Singer

She left hospital medicine to reinvent breast care in St. Louis

Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-ChiefPublished October 22, 2025

When Dr. Tish Singer walks into a room, there’s an easy confidence about her, the kind that comes from years in medicine and a decision to finally trust her own instincts. She was especially frustrated working at large healthcare systems, feeling as...

The Jewish Book Festival is back and this year it doesn’t end in November

The Jewish Book Festival is back and this year it doesn’t end in November

By Cate Marquis, Special to the Jewish LightPublished October 21, 2025

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...

Banners hanging from the fence outside Northwestern University during a pro-Palestinian protest, Evanston, Illinois, April 27, 2024. (Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Judge backs Northwestern in antisemitism training fight

Grace Gilson, JTAPublished October 21, 2025

  (JTA) — A federal judge in Chicago allowed Northwestern University to discipline students who refused to watch an antisemitism training video. The students, members of the campus group Jewish Voice for Peace, argued that the training...

The new season of the rom-com created by Erin Foster and starring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody is streaming Oct. 23

‘Nobody Wants This’ returns. Here’s how you can join the fun beyond watching

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished October 21, 2025

If you were one of the many Jewish Light readers who couldn’t stop talking about Netflix’s "Nobody Wants This" last year, you’re in luck. The “Hot Rabbi Show,” as it’s affectionately known online, returns for season 2 on Oct. 23. And this...

What you knead to know about the upcoming Great Big Challah Bake St. Louis

What you knead to know about the upcoming Great Big Challah Bake St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished October 21, 2025

When hundreds of women gather to braid dough on Nov. 6, it will be about more than baking. It will be about bonding as well. “The Great Big Challah Bake St. Louis” returns that Thursday evening at the DoubleTree Hotel in Chesterfield, led by local...

The IDF's 13th Golani Battalion and 7th Armored Brigade withdraw from positions in Gaza back into Israel, Oct. 10, 2025. Photo by Oren Cohen/Flash90.

Truce resumes in Gaza after Hamas kills Israeli troops

Charles Bybelezer, Akiva Van Koningsveld, Jewish News SyndicatePublished October 20, 2025

Israel on Sunday night reaffirmed its commitment to the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, which had been threatened after a series of Hamas attacks on IDF soldiers sparked military retaliation. “In accordance with the directive of the political echelon,...

Five plays, countless emotions, that dares to ask what it means to be Jewish today

Five plays, countless emotions, that dares to ask what it means to be Jewish today

Published October 20, 2025

  New Jewish Theatre 2026 season features five productions that hope to deliver laughter, tears and thought-provoking conversations. The line-up includes three new to St. Louis productions, a Tony Award–winning comedy and one of Broadway’s...

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