Food for thoughtCafé Coeur, the Japanese-Italian fusion restaurant certified kosher by the Vaad Hoeir of St. Louis, has closed, at least for a while. The restaurant, which offered handcrafted pizzas and a wide variety of sushi, among other dairy and...

I love some of the titles of art exhibitions. A few years ago, I saw a unique one entitled, “Recline/Design: Art and the Aesthetics of Repose” at the Palm Springs Art Museum’s location in Palm Desert, Calif.The introductory panel of the exhibit...

Much has changed in the 18 years since singer-songwriter Dan Bern, who is Jewish, released his first album with his backing band, the International Jewish Banking Conspiracy.When he came up with the name of the band, Bern said, he took inspiration from...

In a vote Thursday night, the University City Board of Education put a halt to the proposed sale of a district building that would become the new home of an Orthodox Jewish day school located in the middle of Novus Development’s proposed $190 million...

Yankel and the white chickenThe Light recently introduced you to Dave Blum and Autumn Sij, owners of Such and Such Farm. The Jewish couple started out homesteading on their De Soto, Mo. property before converting it to a now-thriving commercial farm....

The Jewish Federation of St. Louis held its 118th Annual Meeting last week, which was attended by an overflow audience of veteran and newly active members and volunteers. The atmosphere was upbeat as Federation leadership reflected on the past two years...

The two women had just finished lunch when a reporter pounced, peppering them with questions.“What did you think of the food?” “How was the service?” “Would you come back again?”And then, “Do either of you keep kosher?”“I’m not even...

Abbie Strauss could hardly contain her excitement when talking about Rhythm ‘N’ Ruach, a parent-child Jewish music program created in St. Louis by Shelley Dean. Last August, Strauss was among the first class of instructors to undergo an intensive,...

Mizrahi brings his memoir to Jewish Book FestivalIsaac Mizrahi will be the keynote speaker on opening night, Sunday, Nov. 3, at the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival. He will discuss his new book, “I.M.: A Memoir,” when he takes the stage at 7 p.m....

What’s up doc?Congrats to Cheryl Maayan, head of school at Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School, who received her Doctorate of Jewish Religious Education (honoris causa) from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion at its graduation ceremonies...

Dogged pursuitHere’s a unique Mother’s Day gift sure to make a Jewish mother proud: Winning the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, and bringing home $10,000 in prize money — for mom, of course.Those interested...

About three years ago, Rabbi Karen Bogard had to make an uncomfortable decision. She had received a request from a cousin who had been Bogard’s maid of honor. The cousin wanted Bogard to officiate at her wedding. But for Bogard, there was an issue:...