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St. Louis Jewish Light

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

St. Louis Jewish Light

Justin Timberlake at Nationwide Arena Nov. 16, 2013.

Curtains up, pages turn and stages shine with St. Louis’ end of the entertainment lineup

BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, Special To The Jewish LightPublished October 29, 2024

Opportunities to engage with the arts this fall are as vibrant as the season’s autumn leaves.   Theaters have scheduled comedies, dramas, mysteries and musicals. Other entertainment venues invite you to hear Chris Botti, Ann Hampton Callaway, Billy...

Top shows and festivals you can't miss this month

Top shows and festivals you can’t miss this month

By Patricia Corrigan, Special To The Jewish LightPublished May 30, 2024

No time to waste — Opera Theatre is up and running, the Missouri History Museum has opened a remarkable new exhibit on the 1904 World’s Fair and free music concerts at Missouri Botanical Garden start soon.  Plus, you have tickets to buy for the...

Phil Rosenthal

Phil from “Somebody Feed Phil” coming to eat in St. Louis

BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished October 26, 2022

What was so special about Helen Rosenthal’s matzoh ball soup?  “Nothing,” her son Phil says.  In the second season of “Somebody Feed Phil,” Rosenthal’s Netflix show, he featured the dish in the New York City episode. In an interview from...

Dr. Sherman Silber has gained international acclaim for his work with infertility treatment. Photo: St.Luke's Hospital/Bill Andrea

Where dreams are born

by Patricia CorriganPublished October 12, 2010

An internationally renowned infertility specialist, Dr. Sherman Silber invented most of the modern infertility treatments - including vasectomy reversal and tubal ligation reversal - and he developed microsurgical sperm retrieval for men who were thought...

The girls of Louis and Sarah Block Yeshiva High School. Photo: Kristi Foster

Living Chesed: Block Yeshiva girls display commitment to ‘acts of loving kindness’

By Patricia CorriganPublished June 2, 2010

"Live Chesed" is the theme at Louis and Sarah Block Yeshiva High School this year. Acts of kindness are on the schedule day in, day out, for all the students in the Girls' School."All year, we are working together toward a common goal. That strengthens...

2010 Summer Arts Guide

BY PATRICIA CORRIGANPublished May 27, 2010

Summer time, when the livin' is easy, is no time to let the humidity get you down - not when cool splashes of culture all over town are just waiting to refresh your mind. Let this guide lead you to plenty of rich experiences through the summer months....

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