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NJT recognized across all categories at upcoming theater awards

By Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-ChiefPublished February 14, 2025

The New Jewish Theatre received an impressive 19 nominations for the 2025 St Louis Theater Circle Awards, including eight for its production of “All My Sons.” This achievement includes at least one nomination for every show in NJT’s 2024 season....

Ohio Sen. and Republican vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance attends the third day of Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, July 17, 2024.

‘We’re very lucky you’re here,’ Vance tells Holocaust survivor on visit to Dachau

Izzy Salant, JNSPublished February 13, 2025

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance met with Abba Naor, a Holocaust survivor, and with Karl Freller, the director of the Bavarian Memorial Foundation, and other officials at Dachau, the site of a former concentration camp in Germany,...

Kanye’s swastika shirt inspiring entrepreneurs to mock him, fight hate

Kanye’s swastika shirt inspiring entrepreneurs to mock him, fight hate

Philissa Cramer, JTAPublished February 13, 2025

(JTA) — Kanye West’s swastika shirt is no longer for sale, after the e-commerce platform Shopify said earlier this week, amid an outcry, that he had violated its terms of service. But a wide array of shirts responding to the musician’s antisemitic...

A not very clear image of a story that appeared on page 4 of the Mar 10, 1982 issue of the Jewish Light.

How a new bingo game unearthed a forgotten chapter of St. Louis Jewish history

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished February 13, 2025

When Jewish Light published a short blurb last week about David Halpern’s new Monday morning bingo at the American Legion Post 397, it seemed like a simple community event—a bit of fun, some friendly competition and a way to raise money for a good...

US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025.

Nobel laureates make bold peace prize offer to Trump in bid to save hostages from Hamas

Lidor Sultan, Israel Hayom via JNSPublished February 13, 2025

Four of Israel’s most distinguished scientists—including three Nobel Prize laureates in chemistry and the president of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities—dispatched an urgent letter on Wednesday to U.S. President Donald Trump, sounding...

Jewish love stories and Valentine’s wisdom

Jewish love stories and Valentine’s wisdom

BY ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR-IN-CHIEFPublished February 13, 2025

What, if anything, connects Valentine’s Day to Judaism? On the surface, probably very little, as the holiday’s origins trace back to ancient Roman customs and Christian traditions (not to mention Hallmark and Russell Stover). However, when you...

American Jews and Israel. Credit: Kaboompics.com/Pexels.

Majority of American Jews say fear of antisemitism has changed behaviors, AJC report finds

Vita FelligPublished February 13, 2025

A majority of American Jews report changing their behavior out of fear of antisemitism, according to an annual American Jewish Committee report documenting antisemitism in America published Wednesday. Some 56% of American Jews say they have avoided certain...

How a classmate got me hooked on ‘Saturday Night Live’—and my favorite Jewish moments in its 50-year history

How a classmate got me hooked on ‘Saturday Night Live’—and my favorite Jewish moments in its 50-year history

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished February 13, 2025

I first discovered "Saturday Night Live" the way a lot of kids did—through an older, slightly cooler classmate. It must have been in 1978 or 1979. Richard Shaw was the biggest kid at Spoede School -- not just in height but in presence. Every Monday...

Joaquin Phoenix (left) and Ilana Glazer. (Getty Images)

Joaquin Phoenix, Ilana Glazer and hundreds of Jewish celebrities and rabbis ‘say no to ethnic cleansing’ in Gaza in full-page NYT ad

Ben Sales, JTAPublished February 13, 2025

Dozens of Jewish celebrities and artists, as well as hundreds of rabbis, took out a full-page ad in The New York Times Thursday to object to ethnic cleansing in Gaza. The ad is a response to President Donald Trump’s calls to permanently relocate...

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What’s next for Gaza? Palestinian political analyst to share insights at B’nai Amoona

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished February 12, 2025

As the conflict in Gaza continues to shape headlines and political discourse, Congregation B’nai Amoona is providing a space for critical discussion on the region’s future. The event, titled “What’s Next for Gaza,” will take place on Feb. 27...

Kosher cannabis? These gummy edibles have a rabbi’s seal of approval — and a following

By Mira Fox, The ForwardPublished February 12, 2025

This story was originally published in the Forward. Click here to get the Forward's free email newsletters delivered to your inbox. Tu B’Shvat is the Jewish day of the trees, a celebration of all things plant and fruit. And what better way to celebrate...

The delegation included Karen Sher, Vice President of Community Impact; Amanda Miller, Vice President of Communications; Rabbi Brigitte Rosenberg, Israel & Overseas Committee Chair; Kenny Salky, Committee Member; Rick Cornfeld, Committee Member; Marcy Cornfeld, former Committee Member; and Eliad Ben Shushan, Jewish Federation Representative and Director of the Yokneam, Megiddo, St. Louis and Atlanta Partnership2Gether initiative.

From war to recovery: How St. Louis based programs are helping Israelis rebuild their lives!

Published February 12, 2025

A week in Israel gave a group of St. Louis Jewish leaders a firsthand look at resilience, grief and the deep connections that sustain communities in crisis. Members of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ Israel & Overseas Committee recently returned...

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