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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

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.

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Battle of the Cholent: Who’s serving the best stew in St. Louis?

Battle of the Cholent: Who’s serving the best stew in St. Louis?

Jordan Palmer, Special To The Jewish Light
Published December 2, 2024
Why the St. Louis Jewish Light needs you now

Why the St. Louis Jewish Light needs you now

Jordan Palmer, Special To The Jewish Light
Published December 2, 2024

When Bob Cohn became Editor-in-Chief of the Jewish Light

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published December 1, 2024

Bottom of the email photos

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published December 1, 2024
Amy Fenster Brown, Linda Sandmel, Sharon Weissman, Barb Kramer, Rich Kramer, Ken Weintraub, Ram Lakshmanam, Rachel Sanger, Wendy Flusser, Hillary Friedman, Peggy Cohen Voss, Ellen Schapiro and Debbie Lefton

The Jewish Light honors 11 ‘Unsung Heroes’

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 20, 2024
Clara Deitchman

Yiddish things my bubbe said to me

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 20, 2024
What to know before you see 'First Date' at the New Jewish Theatre

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

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 18, 2024
On the left: Two video screen grabs from Ohio. A group of neo-Nazis marched through downtown Columbus, Ohio, waving swastika flags and displaying antisemitic language, Nov. 16, 2024. (Screenshot via CBS News)

On the right, image taken Oct. 5 in Town & Country, Mo.

St. Louis white supremacist group tied to hate-fueled rally in Ohio

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 18, 2024
From Slurpee machines to a synagogue: Inside JSU’s new teen center!

From Slurpee machines to a synagogue: Inside JSU’s new teen center!

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 17, 2024
With limited STL kosher options new GLATT podcast could be a game-changer

With limited STL kosher options new GLATT podcast could be a game-changer

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 17, 2024
The St. Louis men’s group that’s turning isolation into inspiration

The St. Louis men’s group that’s turning isolation into inspiration

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 14, 2024
Sep 15, 2024; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Billy Crystal at the 76th Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in Los Angeles. Mandatory Credit: Kevork Djansezian-USA TODAY

Billy Crystal to appear at this year’s Musial Awards

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published November 11, 2024
St. Louis Holocaust Museum launches study to gauge visitor impact

St. Louis Holocaust Museum launches study to gauge visitor impact

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 24, 2024
Wayne Kaufman.

Wayne P. Kaufman to be inducted into Missouri Veterans Hall of Fame

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 23, 2024
How hiking transformed my Sukkot experience

How hiking transformed my Sukkot experience

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 15, 2024
The sukkah includes vibrant, hand-painted panels created by Samantha Zucker

B’nai Amoona unveils stunning hand-painted Sukkah

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 13, 2024
Kristen Bell as Joanne and Adam Brody as Noah in "Nobody Wants This."

Love it or hate It, ‘Nobody Wants This’ is returning for season two

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 10, 2024
Dr. Peter Henderson, principal keyboardist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and associate professor of music at Maryville University

Temple Emanuel’s Selichot service blended prayer and music

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 10, 2024
Steven Rosenzweig

St. Louis Jewish Community Center names new CEO

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 9, 2024
(L) Sam Loiterstein and (R) Tamar Todd.

Sam Loiterstein chosen to speak on Jewish resilience at DC Oct. 7 event

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 7, 2024
Masked men wave Nazi flags over Town and Country overpass

Masked men wave Nazi flags over Town and Country overpass

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 5, 2024
Six13’s new Rosh Hashanah parody will rock your Shofar off!

Six13’s new Rosh Hashanah parody will rock your Shofar off!

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 2, 2024
Ancient Jewish texts reveal shockingly accurate science in new book

Ancient Jewish texts reveal shockingly accurate science in new book

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 1, 2024
Honoring Jewish architects who helped shaped St. Louis

Honoring Jewish architects who helped shaped St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 30, 2024
The Michael family of Louisiana, Mo.

Saving the hidden stories of Jewish river towns before they vanish forever

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 26, 2024

TED-style ‘TENTalks: Jewish Ideas Worth Doing’ to debut Thursday

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 23, 2024
Bagels on The Hill? Yep, you read that correctly

Bagels on The Hill? Yep, you read that correctly

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 23, 2024
Dr. Ruth Westheimer

Sex, Secrets, and Dr. Ruth: The radical truths you never heard before

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 16, 2024
613 Catering offering kosher Rosh Hashanah menu for 2024

613 Catering offering kosher Rosh Hashanah menu for 2024

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 13, 2024
Can deconstructing books create art? This St. Louis artist proves it can

Can deconstructing books create art? This St. Louis artist proves it can

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 13, 2024
Part Two: More untold Jewish stories behind the 1904 World’s Fair

Part Two: More untold Jewish stories behind the 1904 World’s Fair

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 12, 2024
(L) Jacob Schmidt as Zalmy and (R) Bryce Miller as Schmuly.

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

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 12, 2024
NCJWSTL’s big move and the difference 285 feet can make

NCJWSTL’s big move and the difference 285 feet can make

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 10, 2024
Janie Roodman Weiss and Galia Movitz.

100 Days to Make a Difference: How JFed plans to change lives

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 10, 2024
Sheryl Sandberg, former COO of Meta and founder of LeanIn.org, interviews multiple eyewitnesses, released hostages, first responders, medical and forensic experts, and survivors of the Hamas massacres.

Shocking doc ‘Screams Before Silence’ coming to St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 9, 2024
What WashU’s new expert says about antisemitism in today’s world

What WashU’s new expert says about antisemitism in today’s world

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 8, 2024
Vilnius old town by Augustas Didzgalvis

St. Louis invited to virtually honor Vilna’s Jewish legacy

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 6, 2024
From St. Louis to the Moon Landing: The fascinating life of Bob Essman

From St. Louis to the Moon Landing: The fascinating life of Bob Essman

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 3, 2024
Zoey Waldman-Schein

Kolot, the St. Louis Jewish Women’s Choir welcomes new director

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 3, 2024
A serene and peaceful scene symbolizing the Hebrew month of Elul and its themes of reflection, mindfulness, and renewal.

The five things I’m doing to get into Elul mindset

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 3, 2024
How do you write a meaningful eulogy?

How do you write a meaningful eulogy?

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 29, 2024
How a St. Louis synagogue is transforming refugee lives

How a St. Louis synagogue is transforming refugee lives

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 28, 2024
Diplomat Carl Lutz, who worked in St. Louis in from 1933-1934, would later save thousands of Jews during the Holocaust.  

St. Louis Holocaust Museum reschedules Lutz Award event

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 18, 2024
Saul Mirowitz school welcomes new beginnings

Saul Mirowitz school welcomes new beginnings

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 15, 2024
Courtesy of Rogers Park Band.

St. Charles Jewish Festival unveils must-see music lineup!

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 15, 2024
Sababa 2024

Sababa Jewish Arts Festival moves to Creve Coeur. Here’s your guide

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 15, 2024
How to perfect your babka baking skills before Rosh Hashanah

How to perfect your babka baking skills before Rosh Hashanah

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 12, 2024
St. Louis Jewish leaders condemn antisemitic social media posts

St. Louis Jewish leaders condemn antisemitic social media posts

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 12, 2024
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