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

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Why this season’s biggest cleanup might start inside you

Why this season’s biggest cleanup might start inside you

By Amy Fenster Brown, Special To The Jewish Light
Published April 21, 2025
Notes From A Jewish Mother: Oh, for a nap—or at least an off button for the brain

Notes From A Jewish Mother: Oh, for a nap—or at least an off button for the brain

BY AMY FENSTER BROWN
Published February 19, 2025
Notes From A Jewish Mother: How a humor writer’s mom roasted her into creating a business empire

Notes From A Jewish Mother: How a humor writer’s mom roasted her into creating a business empire

By Amy Fenster Brown
Published February 5, 2025
Notes From A Jewish Mother: Set the bar low for 2025 to avoid shame and disappointment

Notes From A Jewish Mother: Set the bar low for 2025 to avoid shame and disappointment

BY AMY FENSTER BROWN
Published January 8, 2025
Notes from a Jewish mother: Don’t fade on this teen lexicon, it’s raw. Skibidi

Notes from a Jewish mother: Don’t fade on this teen lexicon, it’s raw. Skibidi

BY AMY FENSTER BROWN, Special To The Jewish Light
Published November 13, 2024
Notes from a Jewish mother: You may be an alpha, dude, but you’re no sigma

Notes from a Jewish mother: You may be an alpha, dude, but you’re no sigma

BY AMY FENSTER BROWN, Special To The Jewish Light
Published October 29, 2024
Let 'Tiles Tuesday' be your weekly Mah Jongg fix for fun and friendship in St. Louis

Let ‘Tiles Tuesday’ be your weekly Mah Jongg fix for fun and friendship in St. Louis

BY AMY FENSTER BROWN, Special To The Jewish Light
Published June 30, 2024
Amy Fenster Brown

Caps in the air, parents in despair: The graduation gloom

BY AMY FENSTER BROWN
Published May 22, 2024
Momming Never Stops

Momming Never Stops

BY AMY FENSTER BROWN
Published May 2, 2024
Buzz Off! Why I’m serving up unfiltered truth to nosy advice-givers

Buzz Off! Why I’m serving up unfiltered truth to nosy advice-givers

BY AMY FENSTER BROWN
Published April 18, 2024
Teen sons’ road trip chats offer mom a dose of humor

Teen sons’ road trip chats offer mom a dose of humor

By Amy Fenster Brown, Special To The Jewish Light
Published March 10, 2024
We dare to unlock the teenage mind to learn what your teens really wants to talk about

We dare to unlock the teenage mind to learn what your teens really wants to talk about

By Amy Fenster Brown, Special To The Jewish Light
Published October 30, 2023
It’s crying time again … and again … and again

It’s crying time again … and again … and again

By Amy Fenster Brown, Special To The Jewish Light
Published August 23, 2023
Anxiety: The uninvited guest that doesn’t go away

Anxiety: The uninvited guest that doesn’t go away

By Amy Fenster Brown
Published July 24, 2023
Remembering "summer breaks" of the past compared to today

Remembering “summer breaks” of the past compared to today

By Amy Fenster Brown, Special To The Jewish Light
Published June 9, 2023
Amy Fenster Brown and the TV-inspired decor in her home office.

What’s TV good for? Learning life lessons, of course

By Amy Fenster Brown, Special To The Jewish Light
Published May 24, 2023
On mah jongg, husbands and other random thoughts

On mah jongg, husbands and other random thoughts

By Amy Fenster Brown, Special To The Jewish Light
Published April 20, 2023
Eight thoughts, one for each night of Hanukkah

Eight thoughts, one for each night of Hanukkah

By Amy Fenster Brown, Special For The Jewish Light
Published December 18, 2022
"I love normal parents. Here's why"

“I love normal parents. Here’s why”

By Amy Fenster Brown, Special For The Jewish Light
Published November 7, 2022
Meet the new year, hopefully not like the old year

Meet the new year, hopefully not like the old year

By Amy Fenster Brown, Special For The Jewish Light
Published January 4, 2022
Monthly columnist Amy Fenster Brown is married to Jeff and has two teenage sons, Davis and Leo. She volunteers for several Jewish not-for-profit groups. Fenster Brown is an Emmy Award-winning TV news writer and counts time with family and friends, talking and eating peanut butter among her hobbies.

The doctor is in: How to choose the right pediatrician

By Amy Fenster Brown
Published March 16, 2021
Amy Fenster Brown

Bye-bye, 2020: No, seriously. Leave.

By Amy Fenster Brown
Published December 31, 2020
Amy Fenster Brown

It’s great to be grateful: Counting my blessings

By Amy Fenster Brown
Published November 19, 2020
Amy Fenster Brown

Ugh, politics: Do you want a fight or a relationship?

By Amy Fenster Brown
Published October 21, 2020
Amy Fenster Brown with her son, Leo, at his bar mitzvah earlier this month. 

More ‘mitzvah,’ less ‘bar’: A lesson in silver linings

By Amy Fenster Brown
Published August 27, 2020
Amy Fenster Brown

A self-care exercise: Imagining the imperfections

By Amy Fenster Brown
Published July 30, 2020
Amy Fenster Brown

Raise our voices for the cause of justice

By Amy Fenster Brown
Published June 18, 2020
Amy Fenster Brown

Take a deep breath: The pressure to relax

By Amy Fenster Brown
Published April 23, 2020
Amy Fenster Brown

Inconvenience vs. danger: A learning moment

By Amy Fenster Brown
Published March 26, 2020
Amy Fenster Brown

Mom? Mom! MOM! Kids’ demands are proof of our parenting acumen

By Amy Fenster Brown
Published February 27, 2020
Amy Fenster Brown

Dealing with the delicate balance of imbalance

By Amy Fenster Brown
Published January 30, 2020
Local rabbis react cautiously to moves

Local rabbis react cautiously to moves

SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
Published December 12, 2006
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