Uri Keidar, executive director of Israel Hofsheet, is no stranger to conflict — both military and political. He has served for more than 300 days in reserve since Oct. 7, 2023, and leads Israel Hofsheet, an advocacy organization whose name translates...

When Temple Israel brings out the Altar Wall for the High Holy Days, I’m always hit with a flash of childhood memory. Back then, I didn’t know it was art, much less sacred art. To me, it was a giant set, like something out of a play. The sculptured...

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For nearly 70 years, the Miriam Switching Post has been a quiet treasure in St. Louis. Not just a resale shop, but a place where mission and meaning live alongside vintage lamps, gently loved furniture and sparkling pieces of jewelry that carry stories...

Robert Redford, the actor, director and film festival visionary, has died at 89. Remembered for his ruddy good looks, accomplished pivot to directing and helping to usher the film industry into its independent era by spearheading the Sundance...

Clayton police have released surveillance images of a person of interest in the Clayton antisemitic hate crime investigation, seeking the public’s help to identify them. The case stems from suspicious fires reported Aug. 5 on Westmoreland Avenue,...

(JTA) — Two 17th-century paintings have been taken off the auction block after a Holocaust art restitution organization determined that they had been looted from a German Jew’s collection in France during World War II. The two paintings, believed...

At New Jewish Theatre, “The Wanderers” drops audiences into two marriages on the edge — one inside Brooklyn’s cloistered Hasidic world, the other in the freewheeling literary scene — and asks how love survives when faith, ambition and desire...

Well, that was quite a show. The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards wrapped up at just after 10 p.m. Sunday and if there’s one thing we can say, it’s that Jewish performers, writers and creators had a serious moment on TV’s biggest night. There were...

Some sweet news from St. Louis’ own Clementine’s Ice Cream: most of its flavors, toppings and baked goods are now Vaad certified kosher, officially making Clementine’s the place for kosher ice cream St. Louis can enjoy with confidence. The certification...

(JTA) — A Republican member of Congress who has been a vocal opponent of campus antisemitism told a progressive Jewish Democrat on Wednesday to “get your nose done.” Rep. Sara Jacobs and multiple progressive watchdogs denounced Rep. Nancy...

Have you ever thought to yourself, “what does it mean to be Jewish?” For many of us, searching for answers often raises even more questions. That’s where Melton courses come in. The Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning has become...