When he was elected governor of Pennsylvania in 2022, Josh Shapiro declared victory by quoting a famous adage from Pirkei Avot, an ancient code of Jewish ethics. Now, after losing the battle to be Kamala Harris’ running mate, Shapiro has turned to...

Tim Walz, the Minnesota governor who burst into national view after calling Republicans “weird,” will be Kamala Harris’ running mate on the November Democratic ticket. Multiple outlets reported the choice early Tuesday, hours before Harris was...

Josh Shapiro, the popular Pennsylvania governor, is on the short list of potential running mates for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Here’s the inside look at what could be the first Jewish Second Family: the Shapiros. Who...

Eylon Levy became an Internet meme after the Sky News presenter Kay Burley asked him on Nov. 23 if the Jewish state values Palestinians less than Israelis since it is willing to engage in lopsided prisoner swaps, with each Israeli exchanged for many more...

Back in the 1930s, as Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal and its Works Progress Administration aimed to steer the country back to prosperity, the government came up with a bold plan. They decided to hire over 10,000 American artists to create various forms...

A line of excited children waited patiently for their turn to get coats, hats and school supplies at the annual Back To School! Store held Sunday, Aug. 4 at Temple Israel. The event helps provide 2,100 elementary school children in underserved communities...

The St. Charles Jewish Festival returns this month to celebrate Jewish life and culture in a new venue. On Sunday, Aug. 25, the festival will run from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Lewis & Clark Boat House parking lot located at 1050 S. Riverside Drive...

"Lynnie's Light for Life," dedicated to making a difference in the lives of cancer patients, educating those at risk for developing hereditary cancer and empowering Jewish women, will take place on Sept. 4, at the Jewish Community Center near Creve Coeur....

WASHINGTON — There are reportedly four frontrunners to be Kamala Harris’ running mate in her bid to win the presidency. Each has pro-Israel bona fides. But only one, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, who is Jewish, is facing a campaign to keep him off...

In honor of National Friendship Day on Sunday, Aug. 4, the Jewish Light caught up with Anita Korman, 95, Hannah Tannenbaum, 91, Renee Dopkin, 85, and Louise Katz, 83, who all reside at Brookdale Senior Living in Creve Coeur and pal around together. They...

Evan Gershkovich, a Jewish Wall Street Journal reporter, was one of four U.S. citizens and permanent residents released in a prisoner exchange between Russia, the United States and several other Western countries on Thursday as part of a 24-person swap. Paul...

The new kosher butcher and deli that will operate out of the shuttered Kohn’s Kosher Meat and Deli will offer high quality products at a fair price. Those are the primary goals planned by Avi Rosenberg, who will own and operate Nate's Kosher Deli. Rosenberg...