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

St. Louis Jewish Light

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

St. Louis Jewish Light

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

St. Louis Jewish Light

Jordan Palmer

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer

Jordan worked at KSDK from 1995 to 2020. Jordan is a three-time Emmy award winner who produced every kind of show from news to specials during his tenure, creating Show Me St. Louis, The Cardinal Nation Show. He started ksdk.com in 2001 and won three Edward R. Murrow Awards for journalistic and website excellence in 2010, 2014 and 2020.

Jordan has been married for 25 years and is the father of two college students. He is an avid biker, snowboarder, and beer lover. He created the blog drink314.com, focusing on the St. Louis beer community in 2015. Jordan has an incredible and vast knowledge of useless information and is the grandson of a Cleveland bootlegger.

All content by Jordan Palmer
How Beckie Jacobs turned ice cream into a calling

How Beckie Jacobs turned ice cream into a calling

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 10, 2025
Bagels, books and a schmear of something brand new at the J

Bagels, books and a schmear of something brand new at the J

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 9, 2025
Cheetah quintuplets on June 1, 2025. Photo by Kelsey Thompson/Saint Louis Zoo

What’s Jewish about the baby cheetahs at the Saint Louis Zoo?

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 8, 2025
Why the Three Stooges? A very serious conversation with myself.

Why the Three Stooges? A very serious conversation with myself.

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 2, 2025
4,000 years of Jewish history in one hour?

4,000 years of Jewish history in one hour?

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 2, 2025
The campus of Washington University in St. Louis.

WashU stepping up on world stage as antisemitism surges

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 2, 2025
Angela Sandler and Lisa Litvag—co-owners of Xplor Marketing and The Scout Guide St. Louis

Meet the Jewish duo turning St. Louis branding into a mitzvah

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 30, 2025
Alex Kor, son of Holocaust survivor Eva Kor

Could you forgive a Nazi? She did—for herself

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 28, 2025
Cheesecake recipes, commandments and a dairy-packed Shavuot bash

Cheesecake recipes, commandments and a dairy-packed Shavuot bash

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 27, 2025
Hope, help and jelly donuts: Temple Emanuel’s drive-thru relief

Hope, help and jelly donuts: Temple Emanuel’s drive-thru relief

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 27, 2025
Five questions with my Jewish allergist

Five questions with my Jewish allergist

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 21, 2025
Co-owners Doug Goldenberg and Scott Lefton.

Lefty’s Bagel’s new café officially opening June 16!

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 28, 2025
One Yiddish phrase, two generations of guilt—and love

One Yiddish phrase, two generations of guilt—and love

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 20, 2025
One mystery donor. Hundreds of voices. A legacy saved.

One mystery donor. Hundreds of voices. A legacy saved.

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 16, 2025
Some Yiddish things my bubbe said to me

Some Yiddish things my bubbe said to me

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 14, 2025
Six13’s new Passover parody drops: Bruno Mars meets matzah

Six13’s new Passover parody drops: Bruno Mars meets matzah

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 3, 2025
Jewish Jokes: Did you hear the one about dusting?

Jewish Jokes: Did you hear the one about dusting?

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 27, 2025

Bottom of the email photos

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 26, 2025
Buzz Spector in his studio. Photo: Kristi Foster 

Buzz Spector brings art & memory back to St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 25, 2025
Sarah Kitchner in Chicago with Birthright.

She’s taking Mizzou students to Israel—here’s why it matters

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 25, 2025
Lefty's Bagels, Facebook

This St. Louis bagel shop just donated 41,000 reasons to love them

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 21, 2025
St. Louis BBYO teens make their mark at International Convention 2025

St. Louis BBYO teens make their mark at International Convention 2025

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 20, 2025
Team Berg

The Berg Team reigns supreme at Battle of the Stars—again!

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 16, 2025
Spencer Davis Milford as the Emcee and Hailey Medrano as Sally.

What to know before you see ‘Cabaret’ at the New Jewish Theatre

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 16, 2025
St. Louis' Women With Chutzpah: Rosa Sonneschein

St. Louis’ Women With Chutzpah: Rosa Sonneschein

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 12, 2025
The Great Schmear Debate: Why some flavors should be illegal

The Great Schmear Debate: Why some flavors should be illegal

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 11, 2025
Kosher and kosher-style bagels in St. Louis: what you need to know

Kosher and kosher-style bagels in St. Louis: what you need to know

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 10, 2025
David Schwimmer at the ADL Heroes Against Hate

David Schwimmer calls on Jewish stars to speak out at ADL summit

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 6, 2025
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