When we asked readers to send us unique and/or interesting stories about their favorite seder plate, we weren’t sure what we would get back. But luckily, a few had some entertaining tales to tell.From Gay Goldenberg, 72, of Town & Country, a B’nai Amoona...
By Amy Fenster Brown, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 2, 2020
Mommy shaming, as it’s currently called, is nothing new. During this period of self-quarantine, a term that is sort of up for individual interpretation, mommy shaming has become a sport of Olympic proportions. And you don’t have to be a mommy to take...
As you’re reading this, my younger son, Leo, has just turned 13. In just a few days, I turn 50. One-third of my life is over just like that. And this weekend was supposed to be Leo’s bar mitzvah.
I don’t expect 50 to be that different than...
By Margi Lenga Kahn, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published March 26, 2020
What frightening and challenging times we are living in, when our daily lingo now includes “social distancing,” “self-quarantining” and “sheltering in place.”One of the four questions asked each year at the Passover seder is, “How is this...
By Sarah Weinman, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published March 19, 2020
Editor’s Note: As of press time, the St. Louis University Museum of Art is only open to SLU students, faculty and staff and closed to the general public due to concerns about COVID-19. Visit the museum’s website (www.slu.edu/sluma) or call 314-977-6631...
By Joanna O’Leary, The Nosher via JTA
• Published February 27, 2020
Jewish entrepreneurs started some of the biggest names in frozen treat industry
Chunky Monkey. Rum Tres Leches. Banana Nut Fudge.
Who gave the world the gift of these delectable ice cream flavor inventions?
While Italian immigrants are...
By Amy Fenster Brown
• Published February 27, 2020
True or false: Our kids need us only when we’re on the phone or in the bathroom. True. Do kids have a secret device that alerts them to when we are actually busy, and an alarm goes off in their heads telling them to find us that very second? It’s...
BY GABE FRIEDMAN, JTA
• Published February 27, 2020
NEW YORK — “This is not murder, this is mitzvah.”That’s a quote from Meyer Offerman, a wealthy Holocaust survivor with a thick Yiddish accent played by Al Pacino, in the first episode of Amazon Studios’ “Hunters,” a hyped new show about...
By Nate Bloom, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published February 27, 2020
At the movies: Something wild “The Call of the Wild,” which opened last Friday, is based on the famous 1903 novel by Jack London. It’s the story of Buck, a very big dog whose idyllic life in Northern California ends when he is stolen and transported...
BY LEANNE SHOR, THE NOSHER VIA JTA
• Published February 20, 2020
Americans don’t have nearly the appreciation that Israelis do for quiche. In the States, it’s an unimaginative brunch addition that never really shines. But in Israel, it’s the star of many lunch tables and an incredible dairy dinner. Not to mention...
By Burton Boxerman, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published February 20, 2020
David Ben-Gurion, known as the founder of the State of Israel, has been the subject of many books. His latest biographer is Tom Segev, an Israeli historian, author and journalist who is associated with Israel’s New Historians, a group challenging many...
By Judith Newmark, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published February 13, 2020
Perhaps you have worked with one of your parents in a family business. Did you find that satisfying? Grating? Routine?If you’re very lucky, maybe you considered it “magical.”That’s how Adam Gabay describes appearing with his father, Israeli actor...
