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...

On Oct. 16, in the Morning Light, I wrote: “I play Sudoku to keep my mind in shape. But lately, I’m crushing it too easily and looking for a new brain exercise. What do you all do to keep your brain up and at ‘em?” Then, on Friday, Oct. 17,...

Stories about mission statements don’t usually make people stop scrolling or click to read from a morning newsletter. But hopefully you did, because the story behind a few simple words can say everything about a community. I’ve been part of more...

  Before “Guns and Moses” even hit theaters, my inbox was flooded with emails from readers asking the same questions: “Have you heard about this movie?” and “Is it coming to St. Louis?” The buzz was real, and now, "Guns and Moses"...

  The power of summer camp is timeless. The lessons, laughter and lifelong friendships that grow from those few weeks each summer are universal. Every child should have a chance to spend time under the stars, away from screens and surrounded...

The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum has opened applications for the fall grant cycle of the Rubin and Gloria Feldman Family Educational Institute, which funds projects focused on the history and lessons of the Holocaust. Grants of up to $5,000...

  It’s not every day a St. Louis scholar makes national headlines in the world of history. But this week, Washington University’s Jonathan Judaken joined the ranks of the American Historical Association’s top honorees, receiving the...

The Interfaith Partnership of Greater St. Louis will bring together representatives from more than 30 religious traditions on Oct. 28 for its 33rd Annual Interfaith Dinner and Celebration. The event, titled “Sharing Our Common Home,” will focus on...

On Thursday, Oct. 16, more than two years after the Oct. 7 attacks, as a ceasefire holds, Israel Bonds announced a record-breaking $5.7 billion in global investments since 2023, the largest fundraising total in the organization’s 74-year history....

(JTA) — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday said Republicans “roundly condemn” a leaked group chat in which Young Republican officials joked about gas chambers, praised Adolf Hitler and used racist, antisemitic and homophobic slurs, as well...

When your fifth grade teacher sends you a homework assignment for the first time since 1978, you sit up and listen. That’s how this whole story started: a note from Mrs. Davis (yes, I still call her that) telling me a handmade Hanukkah bookmark with...

  As they do every October, this year’s Nobel Prize announcements have once again made headlines. As of 2025, there have been 990 individual Nobel laureates and about 22% of them are Jewish. Of those 990, 26 Nobel winners are affiliated...