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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.

All content by Jordan Palmer
Today In the Jewish Light History: July 27, 1983

Today In the Jewish Light History: July 27, 1983

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 26, 2022
Rabbi David Paskin

Why this Rabbi from St. Louis is now known as the “Torah Tech Guy

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 25, 2022
Frank and Michael Jacobs at the World War 2 Memorial Washington DC

Air Force fighter pilot Frank Jacobs among veterans on 98th St. Louis Honor Flight

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 17, 2022
Meet Leib Dodell, the Jewish St. Louis entrepreneur who loves your dog

Meet Leib Dodell, the Jewish St. Louis entrepreneur who loves your dog

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 15, 2022
Photos: Stephanie Zetcher Brown climbs Mount Kilimanjaro

Photos: Stephanie Zetcher Brown climbs Mount Kilimanjaro

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 13, 2022
Mark Hinkle, Andrew Simon and Edera Collaboration Half & Half Pizza

Local Jewish chef and his daughter launch “Pizza For a Purpose”

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 13, 2022
Peach season opens Wednesday, so here's 5 Jewish summer recipes for you

Peach season opens Wednesday, so here’s 5 Jewish summer recipes for you

Jordan Palmer and JOANNA O'LEARY
Published July 12, 2022
Harvey and Judy Harris (from left) receive the 2022 Jack Galmiche Pioneer Spirit Award from Amy Shaw (second from right), Nine PBS president and CEO, and Mark Lindgren (far right), immediate past chair of the board of directors, at Nine PBS’s Midsummer Celebration in the Public Media Commons on June 24.

Harvey and Judy Harris honored for lifetime of giving

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 11, 2022
St. Louis athlete Steve Brown going for gold in squash at 2022 Maccabiah Games in Israel

St. Louis athlete Steve Brown going for gold in squash at 2022 Maccabiah Games in Israel

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 7, 2022
Joie Sandler, Jake Brown repping St. Louis, Team USA at World Maccabiah Games

Joie Sandler, Jake Brown repping St. Louis, Team USA at World Maccabiah Games

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 6, 2022
Lefty's Bagels opening new store

Lefty’s Bagels opening new store

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 6, 2022
Why Pumpernickles Deli had to close

Why Pumpernickles Deli had to close

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 5, 2022
Pumpernickles Deli officially closed

Pumpernickles Deli officially closed

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 4, 2022

Your vote! Nephew of JFS CEO nominated for ESPY award for “Best Athlete With A Disability”

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 29, 2022
Larry Swedroe's new book explains "sustainable investing"

Larry Swedroe’s new book explains “sustainable investing”

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 27, 2022
No idea why my zayde would say this in Yiddish, but he did, a lot

No idea why my zayde would say this in Yiddish, but he did, a lot

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 27, 2022
Photo Credit: Jeff Hirsch Photography. St. Louis, MO

New scholarship will honor St. Louis artist with 56 pieces at the J

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 23, 2022
Savage Breeze, 1974, eight color woodcut © 2022 Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE), West Islip, NY

New exhibition at SLAM features work by renowned Jewish artist

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 23, 2022
Where St. Louis Jews go to find their favorite Challah

Where St. Louis Jews go to find their favorite Challah

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 23, 2022
Turning Mah Jongg, the game, into a Broadway musical, is a labor of love

Turning Mah Jongg, the game, into a Broadway musical, is a labor of love

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 23, 2022
My bubbe told me to do this after meeting my future wife

My bubbe told me to do this after meeting my future wife

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 21, 2022
The story behind this year's PrideFest St. Louis Jewish community t-shirt design

The story behind this year’s PrideFest St. Louis Jewish community t-shirt design

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 20, 2022
Susie Joffe started working at the Muny, part-time in 1981.

Mazel tov to Susie Joffe on 32 seasons at the Muny

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 17, 2022
An image from 'Dear Jack, Dear Louise' at New Jewish Theatre. Photo: Jon Gitchoff

St. Louis Jewish couples spill their secrets to long, happy marriages

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 16, 2022
Jewish Light Exclusive: Pivotal Israeli Prime Ministers Revisited In New Limited Series

Jewish Light Exclusive: Pivotal Israeli Prime Ministers Revisited In New Limited Series

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 15, 2022
My bubbe told me to do this if I was "bored." Bet yours did too.

My bubbe told me to do this if I was “bored.” Bet yours did too.

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 13, 2022
Where St. Louis Jews go to find their favorite pastrami

Where St. Louis Jews go to find their favorite pastrami

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 13, 2022
Steve Serot diving for shot against Jerry Hilecher. 1974 in San Diego

Racquetball’s (very Jewish) St. Louis story

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 10, 2022
Jewish Light Exclusive: Check out episodes 1-3 of hit Israeli Comedy “Checkout” for free

Jewish Light Exclusive: Check out episodes 1-3 of hit Israeli Comedy “Checkout” for free

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 8, 2022
Erich Dahl, WWII vet and man behind Famous Barr's French Onion Soup, passes at 102

Erich Dahl, WWII vet and man behind Famous Barr’s French Onion Soup, passes at 102

Jordan Palmer and Harley Hammerman
Published June 5, 2022
In a letter, Congresswoman Cori Bush calls Israel's moves in Masafer Yatta "war crimes"

In a letter, Congresswoman Cori Bush calls Israel’s moves in Masafer Yatta “war crimes”

Jordan Palmer and Andrew Lapin, JTA
Published June 2, 2022
Why we’re kvelling over Jessica Scheer

Why we’re kvelling over Jessica Scheer

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 2, 2022
Jewish Light Exclusive: Check out episodes 1-3 of hit Israeli Comedy “The New Black” for free

Jewish Light Exclusive: Check out episodes 1-3 of hit Israeli Comedy “The New Black” for free

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published June 1, 2022

Where the word “gaslighting” comes from

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 31, 2022
Molly Picon (right) as Yente the Matchmaker in the 1971 film Fiddler on the Roof (via Digital Yiddish Theatre Project).

Where does the word ‘Yenta’ come from?

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 26, 2022
Jeff Nussbaum returning to St. Louis with facinating new book on historical undelivered speeches

Jeff Nussbaum returning to St. Louis with facinating new book on historical undelivered speeches

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 26, 2022
Was Monte Hall Jewish?

Was Monte Hall Jewish?

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 25, 2022
Free showing of award winning film, "Petit Rat," Friday on Nine PBS

Free showing of award winning film, “Petit Rat,” Friday on Nine PBS

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 25, 2022
Wild Horse Elementary students raise $4K to help others, without parents' help

Wild Horse Elementary students raise $4K to help others, without parents’ help

Jordan Palmer
Published May 23, 2022
The Jewishness of the dumpling

The Jewishness of the dumpling

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 20, 2022
Two baby leopards born at STL Zoo. So what's so Jewish about them?

Two baby leopards born at STL Zoo. So what’s so Jewish about them?

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 19, 2022
New partnership bringing renowned authors to the J

New partnership bringing renowned authors to the J

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 19, 2022
A story to remind us of what joy looks like

A story to remind us of what joy looks like

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 17, 2022
St. Louisan Jessica Radloff pens "tell-all" book about "The Big Bang Theory" sitcom

St. Louisan Jessica Radloff pens “tell-all” book about “The Big Bang Theory” sitcom

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 17, 2022
The Abeles family wrapped in Eli's tallit that he wore on his bar mitzvah 30+ years ago. Photo: Spoonful of Sugar Photography

Aaron Abeles honors his dad with special Bar Mitzvah project

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 5, 2022
"Mazel Pups" combines our love of Judaism and love of dogs

“Mazel Pups” combines our love of Judaism and love of dogs

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 3, 2022
The Supreme Court building at dusk.(Wikimedia Commons)

Chief Justice Roberts opens investigation into leak of draft

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 3, 2022
Mazel Tov | Andy Cohen now a daddy of two

Mazel Tov | Andy Cohen now a daddy of two

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 3, 2022
Report | Leaked draft shows Supreme Court would overturn Roe v. Wade

Report | Leaked draft shows Supreme Court would overturn Roe v. Wade

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published May 3, 2022
Broyt Baking's introducing bicolor croissants this weekend

Broyt Baking’s introducing bicolor croissants this weekend

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 28, 2022
56 hidden letters unearth one woman's unknowable Holocaust past

56 hidden letters unearth one woman’s unknowable Holocaust past

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 27, 2022
From the left: Moishe (Morris), Mailekh (Marcel), and Khil (Harry) Lenga in either Rome or Stuttgart, circa 1945. Lenga family collection.

St. Louisan Harry Lenga beat the Nazis by fixing watches to survive

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 26, 2022
How to honor the victims and survivors of the Holocaust on Yom HaShoah

How to honor the victims and survivors of the Holocaust on Yom HaShoah

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 26, 2022
A Jewish spy fights for Her life in new Masterpiece series "Ridley Road"

A Jewish spy fights for Her life in new Masterpiece series “Ridley Road”

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 24, 2022
Barry Levinson's "The Survivor" tells story of man who boxed to survive Auschwitz

Barry Levinson’s “The Survivor” tells story of man who boxed to survive Auschwitz

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 24, 2022
AGNES O'CASEY

What is Ridley Road About?

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 21, 2022
"Can We Talk?" episode 74: A Half-Century of Women Rabbis

“Can We Talk?” episode 74: A Half-Century of Women Rabbis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 21, 2022
Class is in session as two movie mensches launch “FilmShul”

Class is in session as two movie mensches launch “FilmShul”

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 20, 2022
St. Louis poet Jason Sommer retells his father's real-life story of Nazi brutality in new memoir

St. Louis poet Jason Sommer retells his father’s real-life story of Nazi brutality in new memoir

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 18, 2022
Danielle Finn, the Modern Orthodox high schooler's run on ‘American Idol’ ends

Danielle Finn, the Modern Orthodox high schooler’s run on ‘American Idol’ ends

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 18, 2022
The story behind NCJWSTL's Coffee Talk SnL

The story behind NCJWSTL’s Coffee Talk SnL

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 17, 2022
Jewish BBQ master Steven Raichlen brings his show "Project Fire" to St. Louis

Jewish BBQ master Steven Raichlen brings his show “Project Fire” to St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 15, 2022
Who is this kid on the Haggadah? We (I) think he's a Hollywood star

Who is this kid on the Haggadah? We (I) think he’s a Hollywood star

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 14, 2022
Yes, Passover cocktails are a thing. Here are 6 straight from the seder plate

Yes, Passover cocktails are a thing. Here are 6 straight from the seder plate

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 14, 2022
A Jewish guy's idea on viewing art, and the new exhibit to try it out

A Jewish guy’s idea on viewing art, and the new exhibit to try it out

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 13, 2022
Gilbert Gottfried

Jewish comedy legend Gilbert Gottfried dies at 67

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 12, 2022
St. Louis Holocaust Museum, 16 others condemn 'War Crimes' In Ukraine

St. Louis Holocaust Museum, 16 others condemn ‘War Crimes’ In Ukraine

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 12, 2022
Why I pray I'll never become a Schmegoogle

Why I pray I’ll never become a Schmegoogle

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 11, 2022
Jewish a capella sensation Six13 returns with new video "A Billy Joel Passover"

Jewish a capella sensation Six13 returns with new video “A Billy Joel Passover”

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 11, 2022

ADL’s Jonathan Greenblatt to open Annual Staenberg Lecture series

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 9, 2022
(L) Susannah Heschel, who created the ritual of putting on orange on the seder plate in the 1980s. Photo courtesy of Susannah Heschel. (R) Janice Stieber Rous' seder plate. Photo courtesy of Janice Stieber Rous.

The real story behind the orange on the seder plate

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 8, 2022
2012 Unsung Hero Steven Rosenblum to receive special honor from WashU

2012 Unsung Hero Steven Rosenblum to receive special honor from WashU

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 8, 2022
AJ Moll's recipe for "Israeli Corn Schnitzel" looks delish

AJ Moll’s recipe for “Israeli Corn Schnitzel” looks delish

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 8, 2022
Are you ready to say goodbye to Julia Garner's "Ruth" in "Ozark?

Are you ready to say goodbye to Julia Garner’s “Ruth” in “Ozark?

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 5, 2022
New exhibition honors James Smith, whose art hangs in several Midwest JCC's including St. Louis

New exhibition honors James Smith, whose art hangs in several Midwest JCC’s including St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published April 5, 2022
Danielle Finn, the Modern Orthodox high schooler faces first major challenge on "American Idol"

Danielle Finn, the Modern Orthodox high schooler faces first major challenge on “American Idol”

Jordan Palmer, Special For The Jewish Light
Published April 5, 2022
Excerpt from new book that's ‘Game of Thrones’ meets ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

Excerpt from new book that’s ‘Game of Thrones’ meets ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 29, 2022
Danielle Finn, the Modern Orthodox high schooler continues her "American Idol" journey for her 'poppy'

Danielle Finn, the Modern Orthodox high schooler continues her “American Idol” journey for her ‘poppy’

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 29, 2022
Lucy Greenbaum

Prayer Lab is back, in person, and ready to rock

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 29, 2022
Cheryl Maayan's new move keeps her in education and St. Louis

Cheryl Maayan’s new move keeps her in education and St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 28, 2022
St. Louisans have access to new video series exploring the most enduring antisemitic tropes

St. Louisans have access to new video series exploring the most enduring antisemitic tropes

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 27, 2022
FBI takes fake bomb threats, like Wednesday's in STL, extremely seriously

FBI takes fake bomb threats, like Wednesday’s in STL, extremely seriously

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 24, 2022
Actress Marlee Matlin headlining “The Women’s Event” at the Ritz Carlton

Actress Marlee Matlin headlining “The Women’s Event” at the Ritz Carlton

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 24, 2022
Jewish podcast "Can We Talk?" returns with new episodes

Jewish podcast “Can We Talk?” returns with new episodes

Jordan Palmer
Published March 24, 2022
"All clear!" says police, after St. Louis, Philadelphia JCCs receive unfounded online threats

“All clear!” says police, after St. Louis, Philadelphia JCCs receive unfounded online threats

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 23, 2022
JFed's Yawitz, Goldstein returning from Ukrainian border after bringing aid to refugees

JFed’s Yawitz, Goldstein returning from Ukrainian border after bringing aid to refugees

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 23, 2022
Why you should understand "Di eyer viln zayn kliger fun di hiner" before making an omelet

Why you should understand “Di eyer viln zayn kliger fun di hiner” before making an omelet

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 21, 2022
David Beckham

David Beckham gives Insta account, 72 million followers to Ukrainian doctor

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 21, 2022
Are you creative, hardworking? NCJWSTL may have just the job for you

Are you creative, hardworking? NCJWSTL may have just the job for you

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 21, 2022
The Passover pajamas you didn't know you needed

The Passover pajamas you didn’t know you needed

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 18, 2022
Chesterfield honoring 3 residents who experienced WWII 3 different ways

Chesterfield honoring 3 residents who experienced WWII 3 different ways

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 18, 2022
Rabbi Stiffman

83 is the new 13, and Rabbi Stiffman is all in for his second Bar Mitzvah

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 16, 2022
In red carpet interview, Mayim Bialik says she'd love to permanently host Jeopardy

In red carpet interview, Mayim Bialik says she’d love to permanently host Jeopardy

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 15, 2022
Are you a superstar? Yeah? Then why are you not working here?

Are you a superstar? Yeah? Then why are you not working here?

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 15, 2022
Yiddish Word(s): If you're feeling Farblóndzhet, you probably still using Mapquest

Yiddish Word(s): If you’re feeling Farblóndzhet, you probably still using Mapquest

Jordan Palmer
Published March 14, 2022
Warhol never did Manischewitz

Warhol never did Manischewitz

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 14, 2022
The sea lions are back, meaning its time to watch them "blast the shofar" again

The sea lions are back, meaning its time to watch them “blast the shofar” again

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 14, 2022
JCC pre-Purim party featuring free copies of “The Illustrated Cocktail” with ticket

JCC pre-Purim party featuring free copies of “The Illustrated Cocktail” with ticket

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 14, 2022
Michael Rubenstein and Chad Wallis

Rubenstein, Wallis turn old road trip memories into new roadside experience

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 11, 2022
Jewish Federations still need your help to raise $20 million for Ukrainian Jews

Jewish Federations still need your help to raise $20 million for Ukrainian Jews

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published March 10, 2022
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