“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...

Fourteen years ago, I received an unusual phone call. The call was from a nun. Sister Mary called to tell me that Dale, a Jewish man who was a student of mine, had suddenly passed away at the age of 45.  She asked if I could assist her in raising enough...

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...

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...

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...

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...