Last December, we introduced readers to the Anti-Defamation League’s Glass Leadership Institute (GLI)—a program empowering young professionals to challenge antisemitism, dismantle bias and reshape their communities. Now, ADL Heartland is deepening...

There’s something familiar happening at Chabad at WashU this fall and it’s not just the return of Shabbat dinner lines out the door. Rabbi Tzemach and Mushka Cohen, along with their baby daughter Rivka, are stepping into new roles as Directors of...

When Danny Cohn stepped into his role as president and CEO of Jewish Federation of St. Louis in mid-March, he brought with him a deep love for Jewish communal work and an understanding that every community is its own ecosystem, with its own rhythms,...

(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is rejecting an NBC News report that a recent conversation between him and President Donald Trump “devolved into shouting” on the issue of humanitarian aid in Gaza. NBC reported that four...

(JTA) — Israel’s security cabinet has endorsed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to expand fighting in Gaza, despite warnings from military leaders and others that doing so would put soldiers and hostages at risk. The plan approved early...

(JTA) — Hate crimes against Jews in the United States reached an all-time high in 2024, accounting for 70% of all religiously motivated hate crimes, according to FBI data released this week. The new FBI report released Tuesday found that hate crimes...

Young Israel recently welcomed Rabbi Dov Fink as senior rabbi, replacing Rabbi Moshe Shulman, who led the congregation for 18 years. Fink, a New Jersey native, officially assumed his duties on Friday, Aug. 1.  He studied at the Yeshivat Kerem B’Yavneh...

I never expected the little boy and his mom deciding on a lunchbox to transport me back in time. But he was a towhead just like my son Jackson at that age and the mom was a redhead just like me at that age, which is to say he was 6 or 7 and she was me...

Jewish cemeteries are full of clues: symbols, inscriptions, carvings. Many of us have seen them, but never truly read them. On Sunday, Aug. 24, the Jewish Special Interest Group of the St. Louis Genealogical Society is hosting a free session about understanding...

Ten standout individuals will be recognized as the 2025 Jewish Light Unsung Heroes on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 3:30 p.m. This year’s 16th annual event will take place at Jewish Community Center near Creve Coeur and will be co-chaired by Debbie Lefton and...

Detectives with the Clayton Police Department are investigating three suspicious vehicle fires as a targeted hate crime. The cars were set ablaze early Tuesday morning, Aug. 5, and antisemitic graffiti was found written in the roadway nearby. The incident...

When Emily Austin was 16, a Holocaust education trip to Poland changed her life. The child of secular Israeli immigrants to New York, Austin grew up in Brooklyn and decided early on that being a Jew was important to her identity. But after the Poland...