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
'Antisemitism is on the ballot' says group hoping to maximize St. Louis Jewish voter turnout

‘Antisemitism is on the ballot’ says group hoping to maximize St. Louis Jewish voter turnout

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 22, 2024
Charlie and Bob Glik.

From Heartbreak to Hope: The inspiring legacy of the Charlie Glik Scholarship

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 16, 2024
Jewish Jokes: Did you hear the Jewish mother jokes sent in by a Jewish mother?

Jewish Jokes: Did you hear the Jewish mother jokes sent in by a Jewish mother?

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 16, 2024

Bottom of the email photos

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 15, 2024
Shira Haas in the Yes series ‘Night Therapy.’ (photo credit: NATI LEVI/YES)

Shira Haas’s new series trailer drops

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 14, 2024
Our 'Ultimate Guide' to pastrami sandwiches in St. Louis

Our ‘Ultimate Guide’ to pastrami sandwiches in St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 13, 2024
Nick Fradiani, the 2015 "American Idol" winner, as ‘Neil Diamond – Then

Neil Diamond’s musical is coming to St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 13, 2024
Yitskhok Rudashevski

Discover the lost diary of a Holocaust teenager from your home in St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 11, 2024
Enhance your leadership skills with the prestigious Levy Fellows program

Enhance your leadership skills with the prestigious Levy Fellows program

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 10, 2024
Rabbi Ze'ev Smason and one of the American Red Wolves born at the St. Louis Zoo.

A howl-worthy coincidence: Rabbi Ze’ev and the Red Wolves!

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 10, 2024
Turning tragedy into 'tikkun', the Jewish history of the Midwest Children’s Burn Camp

Turning tragedy into ‘tikkun’, the Jewish history of the Midwest Children’s Burn Camp

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 10, 2024
May 16, 2023; Washington, DC, USA; Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., questions Samuel Altman, CEO, OpenAI, testifying before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law hearing on Artificial Intelligence in Washington. Mandatory Credit: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY

Josh Hawley says: ‘America Is a Christian Nation’—And he means it

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 9, 2024
Andy Cohen (right) with his parents Lou and Evelyn Cohen

Andy Cohen honors strong Jewish women, including his St. Louis mom, in heartfelt speech

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 8, 2024
Rob Aronson and Lucy Greenbaum

St. Louis musicians featured in new edition of iconic Jewish songbook

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 7, 2024
"Spring"

St. Louis artist unleashes a stunning visual surprise at Midtown Alley

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 6, 2024
A first Look at St. Louis' coolest Jewish festival this fall

A first Look at St. Louis’ coolest Jewish festival this fall

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 1, 2024
Popular "Held" Podcast takes center stage at Nishmah Women’s Retreat

Popular “Held” Podcast takes center stage at Nishmah Women’s Retreat

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 1, 2024
Grandpa's Back Porch #1 by Edward Farber

How a Jewish kid from Clara Ave. became a ‘Picasso’ of nostalgia

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 28, 2024
Barbecue brisket.

Seeking St. Louis barbecue experts for a unique Kosher BBQ contest in Memphis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 26, 2024
An illustration of Alfred Dreyfus on a horse. They are many people surrounding him, gesturing in the exact same way.

New partnership brings prestigious New York exhibit to Jewish Light readers

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 26, 2024
Gabe Fleisher

From bedroom blogger to beltway insider: Gabe Fleisher’s extraordinary journalistic journey continues

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 25, 2024

A first look at the dark secrets uncovered in Natalie Portman’s latest must-watch series

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 21, 2024
Amid rising antisemitism, WashU still standing strong in revised ADL report

Amid rising antisemitism, WashU still standing strong in revised ADL report

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 18, 2024
Philanthropist Staenberg turns Crown Center's blank walls to art-filled halls

Philanthropist Staenberg turns Crown Center’s blank walls to art-filled halls

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 17, 2024
Legendary Mossad agent’s spy sketchbook, turned art exhibition coming to St. Louis

Legendary Mossad agent’s spy sketchbook, turned art exhibition coming to St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 17, 2024
Update: New names discovered in 1940s Council House photo mystery

Update: New names discovered in 1940s Council House photo mystery

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 13, 2024
Two must-see films streaming in honor of Anne Frank’s 95th birthday

Two must-see films streaming in honor of Anne Frank’s 95th birthday

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 11, 2024
Two Shabbat celebrations in St. Louis planned to honor Pride Month

Two Shabbat celebrations in St. Louis planned to honor Pride Month

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 11, 2024
Jewish St. Louis distiller of “Righteous Road” releases two new whiskeys

Jewish St. Louis distiller of “Righteous Road” releases two new whiskeys

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 11, 2024
Peaches are early, so should be your next peach cobbler

Peaches are early, so should be your next peach cobbler

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 11, 2024
Game-Changer! Funding secured for life-changing JCC programs for disabled community

Game-Changer! Funding secured for life-changing JCC programs for disabled community

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 11, 2024
‘Lost Tables’ podcast episode 2: The Greek Gourmet

‘Lost Tables’ podcast episode 2: The Greek Gourmet

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 10, 2024
How a St. Louis Holocaust tribute reached military bases worldwide

How a St. Louis Holocaust tribute reached military bases worldwide

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 10, 2024
Jewelry

[Photo] 42% of Jews have felt unsafe wearing Jewish symbols in public since Oct. 7, study finds

Ben Sales, JTA
Published June 10, 2024
Four St. Louis Reform congregations unite for first ever intercongregational Shavuot celebration

Four St. Louis Reform congregations unite for first ever intercongregational Shavuot celebration

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 6, 2024
Chef Ben Poremba’s Florentin brings Bohemian flavor to St. Louis

Chef Ben Poremba’s Florentin brings Bohemian flavor to St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 6, 2024
Rabbi Elkan C. Voorsanger

St. Louis’ ‘Fighting Rabbi’ featured in new exhibit

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 6, 2024
The Jewish story behind this El Dorado hanging on the wall of a Nashville honky-tonk

The Jewish story behind this El Dorado hanging on the wall of a Nashville honky-tonk

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 5, 2024
Leonard Nimoy. 1969

Leonard Nimoy’s Yiddish legacy coming to Jewish streaming service

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 4, 2024
Love Jewish TV? Join the Jewish TV Club!

Love Jewish TV? Join the Jewish TV Club!

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 3, 2024
Can you help us identify everyone in this photo from outside The Council House in the 1940s

Can you help us identify everyone in this photo from outside The Council House in the 1940s

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 2, 2024
The new cookbook bringing hostages' stories to your table

The new cookbook bringing hostages’ stories to your table

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 30, 2024
Monte Sandler

The J announces new board chair

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 30, 2024
Dr. Mollie Wallick

The untold story of Jewish gay rights pioneer Dr. Mollie Wallick

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 29, 2024
Steve Rosenzweig

Wash U Honors Steve Rosenzweig

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 29, 2024
A group from Explore St. Louis visits the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum’s Impact Lab in late October.

New summer hours for St. Louis Holocaust Museum

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 28, 2024
Dr. Harley Hammerman launches 'Lost Tables' podcast remembering St. Louis' culinary past

Dr. Harley Hammerman launches ‘Lost Tables’ podcast remembering St. Louis’ culinary past

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 23, 2024
How to watch and understand NJT’s performance of 'We All Fall Down'

How to watch and understand NJT’s performance of ‘We All Fall Down’

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 22, 2024
Etched in Stone: Temple Israel's memorials honor just some of St. Louis war heroes

Etched in Stone: Temple Israel’s memorials honor just some of St. Louis war heroes

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 22, 2024
Marian Steen

From ceramics to watercolors, B’nai Amoona hosts eclectic art show

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 21, 2024
Avi Adler

Avi Adler reflects on 4-years at Columbia University and his award winning finish

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 20, 2024
Cicadas are edible. But are they kosher?

Cicadas are edible. But are they kosher?

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 19, 2024
A group from Explore St. Louis visits the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum’s Impact Lab in late October.

What it means that St. Louis Holocaust Museum is part of the Blue Star program

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 19, 2024
Missouri Governor Mike Parsons and Jordan Kadosh of the ADL.

ADL’s Jordan Kadosh joins elite ‘Leadership Missouri’ cohort

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 14, 2024
How JFed is molding the next generation of Jewish philanthropists

How JFed is molding the next generation of Jewish philanthropists

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 14, 2024
Jewish St. Louis nonprofit snags big trivia win and big cash prize!

Jewish St. Louis nonprofit snags big trivia win and big cash prize!

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 13, 2024
St. Louis Jewish teens, speak up! Your voice is needed for new national study

St. Louis Jewish teens, speak up! Your voice is needed for new national study

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 13, 2024
Nancy and Kenneth Kranzberg

WashU to honor Kranzbergs

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 10, 2024
Robert Koritz's childhood cymbal, before and after it was turned into jewerly.

St. Louis drummer’s broken cymbal gets new life as jewelry to support Camp Sabra

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 10, 2024
Cardinals call up rookie Carolyn Losos, who then retires after one pitch

Cardinals call up rookie Carolyn Losos, who then retires after one pitch

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 8, 2024
New exhibition honors artist whose work hangs in several Midwest JCC’s including St. Louis

New exhibition honors artist whose work hangs in several Midwest JCC’s including St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 8, 2024
Rabbi Lori Levine of Congregation Shaare Emeth remains as president, while Shannon Rohlman (Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School) and Rebekah Scallet (The J) step into the roles of vice presidents.

Rabbi Lori Levine to lead dynamic new JproSTL board

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 8, 2024
Jeremy Segel-Moss

These locally handcrafted dishes are art and Jeremy Segel-Moss is showing and selling them this weekend

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 7, 2024
ADL teams up with Jewish TikTok stars to fight Holocaust denial

ADL teams up with Jewish TikTok stars to fight Holocaust denial

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 6, 2024
Local Jewish organizations eligible for Staenberg Family Foundation grants in 2024

Local Jewish organizations eligible for Staenberg Family Foundation grants in 2024

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 6, 2024
How Mirowitz Center is helping 'silver voters' navigate current digital political landscape

How Mirowitz Center is helping ‘silver voters’ navigate current digital political landscape

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 6, 2024
Departments who recieved allocations.

J Associates’ contribution brings new funding to over a dozen departments at the J

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 5, 2024
L-R: Karen Silverman, NCJWSTL; Denise McKibben, ALSTL and Renee Sigel-Hearst, NCJWSTL

Happy Kids, Happy Hearts: $40K boosts student closet program

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 5, 2024
St. Louis synagogue hosts Yom HaShoah commemoration: 'Never Again is Now'

St. Louis synagogue hosts Yom HaShoah commemoration: ‘Never Again is Now’

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 2, 2024
800 Washington University students came together on Thursday, October 12th outside the Danforth University Center on campus for a gathering in support of Israel through song, prayer, and testimonials.

Jewish college students facing campus strife have new options in Israel

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 2, 2024
Landmark documentary "The Last Survivors" to re-air on NinePBS

Landmark documentary “The Last Survivors” to re-air on NinePBS

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 2, 2024
Jewish students on the campus of the University of Missouri talk to police after a Shabbat Table was vandalized on campus.

Antisemitism is surging and misunderstood. So, let’s talk about it

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 30, 2024
JFed to honor Wallis Companies for fueling generosity around St. Louis and beyond

JFed to honor Wallis Companies for fueling generosity around St. Louis and beyond

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 30, 2024
Antisemitism breeds solidarity on WashU campus

Antisemitism breeds solidarity on WashU campus

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 29, 2024
The grand opening of a new 1904 World’s Fair exhibit.

Honoring the forgotten Jewish legacy at the 1904 World’s Fair as new exhibit opens

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 26, 2024
Last Call: Register now for the ultimate Senior Olympics showdown in St. Louis

Last Call: Register now for the ultimate Senior Olympics showdown in St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 24, 2024
Pres. George H.W. Bush and Peter Maer during a 1989 Oval Office interview.

Remembering a St. Louis area native’s Yiddish moment with a U.S. president

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 22, 2024
Dafna Revah, MaryAnn Smyly Sabin and Andrew Goldfeder.

JFed of St. Louis announces ‘2024 Evening of Impact Award’ recipients

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 22, 2024
PHOTOS: 'The Passover Project' is the musical seder sensation of the future

PHOTOS: ‘The Passover Project’ is the musical seder sensation of the future

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 19, 2024
Robin WIlliams at the Happy Feet Two Australian Premiere 4 December 2011,

Robin Williams’ hilarious Exodus retelling is a must-see Passover tradition

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 19, 2024
Launch of #LetOurPeopleGo campaign presses for hostages' release

Launch of #LetOurPeopleGo campaign presses for hostages’ release

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 18, 2024

“MATZA MIA: Six13’s Passover parody is the matzah ball of musical mashups!

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 17, 2024
(L) 1969; Cleveland, OH; USA; FILE PHOTO; Chicago Cubs pitcher Ken Holtzman in action on the mound against the Cleveland Indians at Cleveland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tony Tomsic-USA TODAY NETWORK (R) Jul; 1975; Anaheim, CA, USA: FILE PHOTO; Oakland Athletics pitcher Ken Holtzman in action during the 1975 season at Anaheim Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Darryl Norenberg-USA TODAY Sports

St. Louis icon Ken Holtzman, 3 x MLB champion and two-time no-hit pitcher, dies at 78

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 15, 2024
Inside the new Moishe House South City.

New Moishe House South City fosters inclusive haven for queer and trans Jews

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 12, 2024
WashU is making the grade in combatting antisemitism and protecting Jewish students

WashU is making the grade in combatting antisemitism and protecting Jewish students

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 11, 2024
Chabad invites St. Louis Jews to multiple community Passover seders

Chabad invites St. Louis Jews to multiple community Passover seders

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 9, 2024
From Hebrew school to hot jazz, how Elana James's musical journey brought her to St. Louis

From Hebrew school to hot jazz, how Elana James’s musical journey brought her to St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 9, 2024
Indiana State Sycamores head coach Josh Schertz yells to players on the court Tuesday, March 26, 2024, during the quarterfinals of the NIT at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute. The Indiana State Sycamores defeated the Cincinnati Bearcats, 85-81.

Josh Schertz takes reins at SLU as its new men’s head basketball coach

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 7, 2024

Know someone fighting hate? Here’s how to nominate them for the Lutz Humanitarian Award

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 3, 2024
No, you're never ever too old to unlock the secrets of Jewish wisdom. Here's how

No, you’re never ever too old to unlock the secrets of Jewish wisdom. Here’s how

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 3, 2024
From L.A. to Israel to St. Louis: A dance of Jewish connections and joy

From L.A. to Israel to St. Louis: A dance of Jewish connections and joy

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 2, 2024
How to win Passover and help the St. Louis Jewish Light at the same time

How to win Passover and help the St. Louis Jewish Light at the same time

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 2, 2024
Remembering 'Les Enfants,' but who are these adorable child models?

Remembering ‘Les Enfants,’ but who are these adorable child models?

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 1, 2024
St. Louis teens, seeking guidance on antisemitism and how to talk about Israel, now have a new option

St. Louis teens, seeking guidance on antisemitism and how to talk about Israel, now have a new option

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 1, 2024
Oskar Jakob and Suzanne Rico

St. Louis Holocaust survivor meets Nazi descendant in unprecedented conversation

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 29, 2024
Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody arrive on the red carpet at the 69th Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater. Mandatory Credit: Dan MacMedan-USA TODAY

Mandy Patinkin sings ‘Take me out to the Ballgame’ in Yiddish

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 27, 2024
107-year-old Murial Hartz

Muriel Hartz celebrates 107 years with a new Jewish life ceremony, AKA a ‘pre-funeral bash!’

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 27, 2024
Michael Golden, founder of Jewdicious.

Meet the ‘Tribe Scribe’ at Jewdicious, the new digital hub for Jewish voices

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 27, 2024
Yakir Hexter.

St. Louis grandfather to share story of his grandson, an IDF hero killed in action

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