Passover Pop-Up! Families created seder plates, timbrels, and beautiful art projects, made their way through a Red Sea obstacle course, and jumped to freedom. And of course, no Passover celebration is complete without matzah and a delicious chocolate...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 10, 2026
Jewish students across several Midwestern campuses are seeing something new this year: better grades.
The Anti-Defamation League’s latest Campus Antisemitism Report Card evaluates universities on policies, campus climate and the strength of Jewish...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 9, 2026
Torah Prep School of St. Louis began with six students learning in the basement of a home. Nearly four decades later, the Orthodox day school is preparing for its biggest expansion yet.
The boys’ division, which now serves about 120 students,...
When Team Israel opens play in the 2026 World Baseball Classic this weekend in Miami, several familiar names with St. Louis baseball connections will be part of the roster and coaching staff.
From former St. Louis Cardinals players to a coach who...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published March 3, 2026
On a Friday night, Temple Israel will gather as it always does — for prayer, for song, for Shabbat.
But this Shabbat will carry a voice that was nearly erased.
Following services on April 17, marking Yom HaShoah, Yom Hazikaron and...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published December 16, 2025
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Paul Lewis knows Bondi Beach well.
He spent 24 years living in and around the Sydney neighborhood, running along the beach nearly every day before work or school....
Today we remember the 2,400 Americans killed and 1,200 injured during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Since 2008, I have marked the day by retelling the story of Cpl. Marty Barnes and his shipmates on board the USS St. Louis so their tale...
In looking for any content the Jewish Light may have created around the "Blizzard of 1982," I found the following "Letter to the Editor" published on Feb. 24, 1982. The letter was written by Molly Specter and Leona Klayman, who became co-chairwomen...
A longtime community organizer is stepping into a new role aimed at strengthening Jewish life across the city. Jeremy Brok has joined MaTovu as its community and strategy lead, helping guide the direction of local Jewish engagement and collaboration.
In...
When the J Associates fashion event took over the Staenberg Family Complex on Oct. 21, it wasn’t just about fall fashion. It was about community. 160 women gathered for “Falling for Fall: A Women’s Fashion Event,” a free luncheon hosted by J Associates.
The...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published October 22, 2025
The Jewish Federation of St. Louis has gone digital in a whole new way. This week, the organization launched its new website, jfedstl.org, giving its online home a complete refresh that better reflects its modern mission and growing community reach. The...