Mazel tov! Five cheetah cubs were born last month at the St. Louis Zoo. That’s exciting news in its own right—and, honestly, a great excuse to share baby cheetah photos. But here at The Jewish Light, we couldn’t help but ask: Is there a Jewish angle?...

Imagine that the decade is the 1950s, and you’re safeguarding your spuds from kids trying to stick little plastic face pieces with pushpins into them. If you’re guessing this was the precursor to the mustachioed, bulbous figure known as Mr. Potato...

(JNS) As the story goes, in 1929, New York restauranteur Arnold Reuben sampled a “cheese pie” at a party and asked for the recipe. He proceeded to modify it, substituting cream cheese for cottage cheese and, in food historian Gil Marks’s telling,...

Two critically endangered Amur leopard cubs were born at the St. Louis Zoo on April 21. The little females are the first cubs born at the Zoo since 2010 and their births are a significant contribution to the population of Amur leopards in North American...

Last summer, Patty Malashock went to the gym three days a week and walked regularly. She wanted more exercise when she saw a notice at Westwood Country Club about an upcoming pickleball clinic. “I thought ‘What the heck—I’m going,’” said...

Trust St. Louis foodies to find hidden gems. The latest is a source for authentic Mexican tamales, just in time for National Tamale Day on March 23. Since last November, a steady stream of cars has been stopping by MagoTamales in Webster Groves. The...

As we wind down 2021, the St. Louis Zoo alerted us all that three of their elephants turned 50 this year. That made us wonder, 'What's so Jewish about elephants,' if anything? Turns out, there is plenty. Pearl, Donna, and Ellie are the three elderly...