As "Hamilton" makes its return to the Fox Theatre in St. Louis later this month, we're taking another look at the intriguing historical debate surrounding Alexander Hamilton's potential Jewish heritage. According to Andrew R. Porwancher, various factors...

Whether you’re discovering Judaism for the first time or need a refresher, the 2024 “Intro to Judaism” course is an inviting way to explore Jewish history, holidays, life cycle events, and the Jewish way of living. Rabbi Rachel Bearman of Congregation...

Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar won her Democratic party primary on Tuesday, securing a victory for the hardline-left “Squad” member who is one of Israel’s fiercest critics in Congress. Omar defeated her challenger, Don Samuels, in Minnesota’s 5th...

Until recently, business was slow for Michael Zorek, a retired actor who hawks irreverent political buttons every Sunday to farmer’s market patrons outside New York City’s American Museum of Natural History. Some days, Zorek sold as few as five Joe...

More good news for the St. Louis kosher community: On Wednesday, Aug. 14, after the end of Tisha B'av, St. Louis' newest kosher deli, Nate’s Kosher Deli, will officially add deli take-out service. The take-out menu will be limited to eight items, according...

Mark your calendar fashionistas. The National Council of Jewish Women-St. Louis (NCJWSTL) will hold its annual Couturier sale Sept. 25-28 at The Resale Shop. This year, the celebration promises to be even more festive as Couturier marks its 60th anniversary. Items...

If you hadn’t heard the term before, “zog” might sound like a strange piece of internet slang or perhaps a video game character. But the term, it turns out, is shorthand for Zionist Occupied Government, and it’s a 1970s variation on the age-old...

Regardless of who stood in the batter’s box, Jewish pitcher Max Lazar’s first career strikeout would have been a big deal. But as it was, that moment in Saturday night’s game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Arizona Diamondbacks was significant...

In the aftermath of Cori Bush's primary loss last Tuesday, tensions surrounding the St. Louis political landscape have intensified, especially concerning issues of antisemitism. Last week, the ADL Heartland office reacted on social media to a post...

Vice President Kamala Harris’ likely presidential nomination has Democrats dreaming of history: First woman in the Oval Office. First Jewish First Gentleman. First…White House mezuzah? Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff hung a mezuzah — a decorative...

Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, on Sunday downplayed former President Donald Trump’s dinner in 2022 with Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes. Nonetheless, he said that white supremacy “doesn’t have any room in the MAGA movement,”...

When vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz declared, “We’ll sleep when we’re dead”after his formal introduction in Philadelphia, he was not only quoting rocker Warren Zevon or referencing American revolution tummler Benjamin Franklin who famously...