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
Sid Salomon Jr, Blues first owner, to be inducted into new team Hall of Fame

Sid Salomon Jr, Blues first owner, to be inducted into new team Hall of Fame

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published October 3, 2022
Photos: NCJWSTL's Couturier event through the years as the 58th annual approaches

Photos: NCJWSTL’s Couturier event through the years as the 58th annual approaches

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 29, 2022
Mel Brooks drinking coffee photographed by Carl Reiner while the two were writers for Your Show of Shows, c. 1950-1954 in The Automat. Photo courtesy of A Slice of Pie Productions

A brief history of coffee and Jews on National Coffee Day

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 28, 2022
Fall in St. Louis means it's time to embrace the Jewishness of the pumpkin

Fall in St. Louis means it’s time to embrace the Jewishness of the pumpkin

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 27, 2022
Brisket

15 scrumpdillyicious brisket recipes from the Jewish Light archives

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 22, 2022
This image was taken from Flickr's The Commons

Takeaways from Episode 2 of “The U.S. and the Holocaust”

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 21, 2022
St. Louis author Daryl Rothman releasing 2nd installment of his David Rose series

St. Louis author Daryl Rothman releasing 2nd installment of his David Rose series

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 20, 2022
"The Americans and the Holocaust" traveling exhibition opens on Missouri S&T campus

“The Americans and the Holocaust” traveling exhibition opens on Missouri S&T campus

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 20, 2022
Guy Stern, a 100-year-old scholar of German literature

St. Louis war hero makes appearance in Ken Burns’ Holocaust documentary

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 20, 2022
Reader says this recipe will change my mind about honey cake

Reader says this recipe will change my mind about honey cake

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 19, 2022
Takeaways from Episode 1 of “The U.S. and the Holocaust”

Takeaways from Episode 1 of “The U.S. and the Holocaust”

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 19, 2022
Andy Cohen in an episode of PBS' "Finding Your Roots." (Screen shot)

Andy Cohen’s 1980s St. Louis life is coming to NBC as a comedy

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 15, 2022
Winslow’s Table debuting babka!

Winslow’s Table debuting babka!

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 15, 2022
Jewish actress Julia Garner just won the Emmy for her role in "Ozark"

Jewish actress Julia Garner just won the Emmy for her role in “Ozark”

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 12, 2022
Do you want to build a Sukkah?

Do you want to build a Sukkah?

Jordan Palmer
Published September 12, 2022
Bunny Burson returns to St. Louis with new work celebrating family, art and faith

Bunny Burson returns to St. Louis with new work celebrating family, art and faith

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 8, 2022
CRC needs your help collecting bottled water for Jackson, Ms. synagogue

CRC needs your help collecting bottled water for Jackson, Ms. synagogue

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 8, 2022
Engraving of astronomers looking at the sky. (iStock)

How Judaism and science come together every month in St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 7, 2022
The Jewish history of The Fabulous Fox and how Mary and Leon Strauss saved it 40 years ago

The Jewish history of The Fabulous Fox and how Mary and Leon Strauss saved it 40 years ago

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 6, 2022
Metro Theater Company turns 50

Metro Theater Company turns 50

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 6, 2022
Lucy Greenbaum

Lucy Greenbaum to be featured Jewish performer at Arts & Faith St. Louis Interfaith Concert

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published September 1, 2022
Final 5 episodes of the New Black drop Aug. 31

Final 5 episodes of the New Black drop Aug. 31

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 30, 2022
Where St. Louis Jews find their favorite Reuben sandwiches

Where St. Louis Jews find their favorite Reuben sandwiches

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 29, 2022
Broyt Baking closing its doors for good

Broyt Baking closing its doors for good

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 25, 2022
The lure of family lore can tighten up families and sometimes be true

The lure of family lore can tighten up families and sometimes be true

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 22, 2022
Never too early to get sweet on St. Louis apples

Never too early to get sweet on St. Louis apples

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 21, 2022
Who is in this 1967 photo from United Hebrew?

Who is in this 1967 photo from United Hebrew?

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 18, 2022
Amy Firestone Rosen

Killing dresses is just part of how Amy Firestone Rosen is “Rethinking The Party Dress”

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 18, 2022
How every Holocaust story, memory or artifact in our new Holocaust Museum will be sharable

How every Holocaust story, memory or artifact in our new Holocaust Museum will be sharable

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 16, 2022
Al Franken speaking to the Jewish Family Service of St. Paul, June 2, 2019. (Jewish Family Service of St. Paul)

Jewish comedy legend, former U.S. Senator Al Franken hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight!

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 15, 2022
Award-winning chef Michael Twitty coming to St. Louis with new book ‘Koshersoul'

Award-winning chef Michael Twitty coming to St. Louis with new book ‘Koshersoul’

CALEB GUEDES-REED, JTA and Jordan Palmer
Published August 12, 2022
Matt Marton/USA Today Sports

Harrison Bader is such a mensch in heartfelt goodbye letter to St. Louis

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 10, 2022
Coming soon! Jewish deli fare at Disney World, and how to eat kosher as well

Coming soon! Jewish deli fare at Disney World, and how to eat kosher as well

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 9, 2022
Cody Rush

Cody Rush admits threatening to blow up CRC

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 8, 2022
Shakshuka

St. Louis’ newest Jewish band is “mixing it up” with two gigs this month

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 8, 2022
Marc Schreiber to become new president of St. Louis Sports Commission

Marc Schreiber to become new president of St. Louis Sports Commission

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 7, 2022
Lenny Mink ready to reopen Westport Playhouse with new show this weekend

Lenny Mink ready to reopen Westport Playhouse with new show this weekend

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 4, 2022
Bret Rich. Grand Canyon back in 2016.

Bret Rich to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro to honor his grandmother, all cancer survivors

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 3, 2022
Matt Marton/USA Today Sports

Cards outfielder Harrison Bader commits to Team Israel for World Baseball Classic

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published August 1, 2022
Multiple medals for St. Louis’ Maccabiah Games athletes

Multiple medals for St. Louis’ Maccabiah Games athletes

Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
Published July 26, 2022
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
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