Late night sirens don’t bother Ben Senturia. They are a conspicuous reminder that he lives in an urban environment. “At night, it feels like I’m in a real city with lots of activity, as opposed to a quieter residential area,” said Senturia, 81....

More than 2,100 children in St. Louis will start school with confidence and plenty of school supplies this fall, thanks to the National Council of Jewish Women-St. Louis. On Sunday, Aug. 3, NCJWSTL held its annual Back To School! Store at Temple Israel....

The St. Charles Jewish Festival returns Sunday, Aug. 10, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., featuring live music, food and Jewish culture. A welcome addition to the festival, now in its fifth year, will be more opportunities to get out of the hot sun...

A key cast member in an upcoming production of “The Second Hurricane” is a Jewish St. Louis actor and musician. Bryn Sentnor will play the role of Gwen in the youth opera by Jewish composer Aaron Copeland. It will mark Sentnor’s first time performing...

The University City High School 2025 Hall of Fame inductees will include three Jewish members. A ceremony celebrating the 10 total inductees will be held Oct. 16 at the school, highlighted by another Jewish alum, Alan Spector, who will be the keynote...

St. Louis Friends of Israel is offering an incentive grant for local support of Israel through a new initiative. The Nathanne Senturia, z”l – Israel Grant will offer matching gift funding of up to $2,000 for any St. Louis-based organization that holds...

Two St. Louis Senior Olympics volunteers love sports and plan to enter the competition, but not for another 30-plus years. Owen Whalen, 18, and Jake Goldfarb, 17, could be seen at multiple 2025 St. Louis Senior Olympics venues, clipboards in hand. Both...

Powerlifting grandmother Jaime “Jai-Jai” Goldstein now has amassed more than 250 medals and trophies, including five golds and one silver in the 2025 St. Louis Senior Olympics. Goldstein, who was profiled in the Jewish Light in 2023, has been competing...

For more than 40 years, St. Louis area scouts have placed flags at Jewish veterans’ graves on Memorial Day weekend. “We have 400 scouts participating at every Jewish cemetery today,” said Steve Sobelman, who coordinated the event at Chesed Shel...

A solemn ceremony at the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum on Sunday, May 25, marked Memorial Day 2025. Jewish War Veterans Post 644 hosted the event, which featured a presentation by Rabbi Michael Alper, senior rabbi at Congregation Temple...

Bagels and Bliss had its official grand opening on Monday, May 12. St. Louis’ only certified kosher bagel shop is back from a post-Passover hiatus and has increased its capacity. Bagels are available beginning at 7 a.m. Sunday through Friday. The shop...

At age 7, Scott Berzon could often be found in the basement of his home playing pinball. That long-dormant experience kicked into high gear on Mon., May 12 when he won the gold medal in the 2025 St. Louis Senior Olympics pinball competition. “The...