The St. Louis Senior Olympics, the regional competition for athletes aged 50 and older, are actively seeking applications for athletes to participate in more than 85 events over Memorial Day Weekend, May 24 -29. The Senior Olympics engage more than 1,000...
BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published March 14, 2012
Bigger. Better. Bolder. That’s the concept behind the second annual Festival of Jewish Life, set for March 18-25. The eight-day event will celebrate numerous aspects of Jewish life, among them music, movies, the arts and spirituality. The festival opens...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published March 2, 2012
Financial giant Bank of America has filed suit against the Jewish Community Center for breach of contract over issues related to repayment of bonds and a revolving line of credit, according to court documents. The bank launched the action against the...
The week-long Festival of Jewish Life will start with a song and offer numerous and diverse ways to experience and celebrate Jewish culture. A capella singing sensation the Maccabeats will kick off the festival at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 18, at the Jewish...
The Jewish Community Center offers the community a chance to meet with the new farmers providing produce for the Hazon Community Supported Agriculture Program (CSA). Farmers from Dry Dock Farms will discuss organic farming and share samples of produce...
BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published February 8, 2012
There may be no "I" in "team," but the eyes of all 227 people on the 56 teams participating in the second "Lighten Up Weight Loss Challenge" are on one another, sizing each other up as they compete to lose weight, get fit and win prizes. The Jewish Light...
The Jewish Community Center will hold a used book sale from Sunday, Feb. 5 through Thursday, Feb. 9 at the JCC's Arts & Education Building, 2 Millstone Campus Drive in Creve Coeur. Sunday, Feb. 5 is preview day—the only day with an admission charge...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published January 12, 2012
The birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be marked this year on Monday, Jan. 16. Considering his major accomplishments as the leader of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement - for which he earned a well-deserved Nobel Peace Prize - it is still hard...
Crossroads College Preparatory School will hold its seventh annual trivia night on Feb. 11 to support the Linda T. Russ Memorial Fund. This endowment fund fosters participation in the school's chess program by defraying some of the cost of tournament...
New York Times best-selling author Jeffrey Zaslow returns to St. Louis for a literary event presented by the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22 at Plaza Frontenac, 1701 S. Lindbergh Boulevard. Zaslow will share stories from his...
Students in third through eighth grade are invited to come to the Jewish Community Center to audition for "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Hairspray" from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 22. Auditions take place in 30-minute slots. All who audition...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published January 4, 2012
St. Louis had a year of ups and downs in 2011, saying farewell to some beloved communal leaders, one local congregation and two longtime kosher mainstays. The community pulled together in response to the tragic devastation of the tornado that struck Joplin....
