Skip to Main Content
A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Uncategorized

Published July 1, 2024

Today's Headlines Popular "Held" Podcast takes center stage at Nishmah Women’s Retreat A first Look at St. Louis’ coolest Jewish festival this fall The secret Jewish history of Donald Duck Nearly half of Americans see antisemitism as...

Tour de France 2024 - 111th Edition - 2nd stage Cesenatico - Bologna 199,2 km - 30/06/2024 - Hugo Houle (CAN - Israel - Premier Tech) - photo Luca Bettini/SprintCyclingAgency©2024

Hugo Houle takes his chances in the breakaway

Published June 30, 2024

Hugo Houle showed off the IPT colors nicely on stage 2 of the Tour de France as he made it into the winning breakaway, ultimately finishing in ninth place on the day. “I was happy to get in the break today. It’s a good start and hopefully,...

Children dancing at Kibbutz Ginegar, 1947. (Kluger Zoltan/Israel GPO)

Why ‘Hava Nagila’ is TV’s new fight song

By PJ Grisar, The ForwardPublished June 17, 2024

“Hava Nagila” is the typical soundtrack to Jewish weddings and b’nai mitzvah — and, these days, brutal hand-to-hand fighting with naked combatants. Two streaming shows have recently picked up where Guy Ritchie, who used the folk song...

Nancy and Kenneth Kranzberg

WashU to honor Kranzbergs

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished May 10, 2024

It’s sure to be a special commencement ceremony for St. Louis philanthropists and arts patrons Nancy and Kenneth Kranzberg. This Monday morning, May 13, the couple will don caps and gowns as they receive honorary doctorates from Washington University...

Missouri lawmakers move forward with measures expressing solidarity with Israel

Missouri lawmakers move forward with measures expressing solidarity with Israel

By Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish LightPublished May 8, 2024

Two resolutions supporting Israel advanced in the Missouri legislature this week. House Continuing Resolution 30 passed in the House of Representatives on May 6 by a vote of 108 to 8. Another 22 house members voted “present.” The resolution, known...

A tribute to Jerri Livingston

A tribute to Jerri Livingston

MARSHA SCHUMAN, Special To The Jewish LightPublished April 18, 2024

My dear friend Jerri Livingston died peacefully in her sleep at home on April 3 at the age of 72. She and I had a been entwined in one another’s lives for 59 years. Once, when I asked Jerri what mattered to her, she said, “Family and Judaism were...

Discover everything the Kranzberg Foundation has to offer, from an ‘insider’

BY NANCY KRANZBERGPublished April 18, 2024

While the Kranzberg Arts Foundation (KAF) has programs for all the art disciplines, I’d like to focus on the visual and literary arts. We have four art galleries as well as the outdoor “Walls Off Washington,” which feature over 25 thought provoking...

Soup, glorious soup: spill the beans on your beloved family recipes and share the broth

Published March 10, 2024

While I would never be so bold as to assert that soup is exclusively a Jewish culinary creation, it undeniably holds a special place in the hearts of the global Jewish community and my own belly. I could write about the origins of Jewish soups and...

Published March 5, 2024

Divest from Boeing Resolution Sponsored by Senators Natalia Leon Diaz, Saara Engineer, Sonal Churiwal, and Emaan Sayied and Vice President of Engagement Andrew de las Alas | 29 January 2024 WHEREAS, major international human rights organizations,...

The remarkable Jewish story of the iconic Culpeppers and the famous 'sign on the door'

The remarkable Jewish story of the iconic Culpeppers and the famous ‘sign on the door’

Dr. Harley Hammermann, Special To The Jewish LightPublished March 5, 2024

Culpeppers was started by five Country Day friends in 1934 and progressed through multiple owners until Herb Glazier bought it in 1977. Click here to read the complete history of Culpeppers on Dr. Harley Hammerman's website LostTable.com Louis...

Iliza Shlesinger arrives for the 2021 CMT Music Awards at Bridgstone Arena in Nashville, Tenn, on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. Cmt Awards 048

Jewish comedian learns about lost Holocaust past tonight on NinePBS

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content OfficerPublished January 29, 2024

In this week's "Finding Your Roots" episode, Jewish stand-up comedian Iliza Shlesinger uncovers a newfound family tie to the Holocaust. Schlesinger and fellow actor Bob Odenkirk are featured in the episode titled “Hold the Laughter,” and can be seen...

Potluck Shabbat with Sparks Match

Published December 6, 2023

The young adult chapter of SPARKS MATCH! is hosting another potluck Shabbat (and Hanukkah) dinner at 6 p.m. Bring something vegetarian to share. RSVP to Daphne at [email protected]

Load More Stories