Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published October 13, 2024
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax’s decision to sit out Game 1 of the 1965 World Series against the Minnesota Twins on Yom Kippur is a defining moment in Jewish-American history. But did you know that this same baseball icon once faced off against...
Oct. 7 is an important day in my life, but not for the reasons you are thinking. You see, 26 years ago today, my daughter Isabella was born. Her sweet smile was contagious from the very beginning. She was our first child, and as a result I did not...
On Sept. 29, St. Louis celebrated arts and culture at the Sababa Jewish Arts Festival near Creve Coeur. Held at the Staenberg Family Complex, the festival featured a diverse lineup of music that engaged attendees with sounds from Jewish and global traditions.
Art...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-Chief
• Published September 25, 2024
As shopping experiences go, the Couturier sale sits atop our Mt. Rushmore.
Wednesday, Sept. 25, kicked off the 60th annual Couturier sale at the ReSale Shop, a key initiative of the National Council of Jewish Women St. Louis. In honor of 60 years,...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published September 23, 2024
On Sept. 25, Chabad of Chesterfield will debut "TENTalks: Inspiring Jewish Values" at Meadowbrook Country Club in St. Louis. Modeled after TED Talks, the event will feature ten local professionals, artists, and business leaders, sharing personal experiences...
By Nora Berman, The Forward
• Published September 17, 2024
September 11, 2024
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A Bintel Brief, Yiddish for a bundle of letters, has been solving reader dilemmas since 1906....
On Friday the 13th we typically watch for planes falling out of the sky and elevators crashing and relationships falling apart. Americans are so spooked by the number 13 that some buildings even skip the 13th floor. But if we lived in Israel today, we...
you are my light and my hope
why should i fear?
you are my life and my strength
why do i tremble?
when i contemplate surrender
to my dread of the unknown,
i hold tight to you
and your strength gives me strength.
i only ask one thing of you,
just...
Hersh Goldberg-Polin, one of six hostages killed by Hamas whose bodies were recovered by Israeli forces on Saturday, will be buried Monday afternoon at Har Hamenuchot in Jerusalem. The service is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. local time — 9 a.m. ET —...
The U.S. Postal Service has announced a “Hanukkah Forever” stamp to commemorate the eight-day Jewish “Festival of Lights.”
Designed by Antonio Alcalá, it features a ocean-blue background, white hanukkiah and nine floating yellow lights. USPS...
Prof. Barak Medina is a legal scholar working on theoretical, comparative and positive aspects of the right to equality, freedom of speech, judicial review, and constitutionalism. He holds the Landecker-Ferencz chair in the study of Protection of Minorities...
Sometimes it’s simply too hot to turn on in the oven. In the height of summer, salads are our friend — but you’ll find no limp leaves, mushy veggies or bland bowls here. We’ve gathered 5 Jewish salad recipes with enough vibrancy, variety and...
