Donate Here  I’m sure I’m not alone here, but this time of year has me thinking a lot about gratitude and feeling grateful for the many blessings in my life, not the least of which are family and friends. I’m also grateful, and thankful, for my...

We will have barely cleared the dishes from Thanksgiving, when Hanukkah shows up a few days later — in November, no less. If like me, you’re behind in your Hanukkah shopping — or haven’t even started! — perhaps some things in the Light’s...

To help overcome shyness as a girl, Jodie Bertish’s parents sent her to a cooking class. She adored it. So much so, it jump-started her love of baking. She began experimenting with recipes and sharing the results with family and friends. Her...

The Jewish Community Center and the family of Lynnie Isaacs Palan (z”l), invite the community to honor the legacy of an inspiring woman. Lynnie’s Light for Life 2021 takes place at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1  at the J’s Staenberg Family Complex...

Editor's note: This is a more complete story of a version that ran online earlier this month. One familiar refrain we women of a certain age hear is that we’re invisible. It’s not that anyone actually says that out loud, but we feel it from...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist and author Benjamin Hochman will speak at the Clayton Chamber of Commerce networking luncheon Thursday, Aug. 19th.  The event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Clayton Plaza Hotel, 7750 Carondelet...

Much of the content in this edition of the Jewish Light (printed paper July 28th issue) is devoted to transforming outdoor living spaces into relaxing sanctuaries. We hope we’ve piqued your interest and enticed you to watch a 30-minute video at stljewishlight.org/outdoorliving,...

Sydnie Grosberg Ronga wasn’t supposed to be directing “Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar” because the play, presented by Max & Louie Productions, was supposed to be performed last summer. Of course, we know that...

More of us came to appreciate our backyards and outdoor living spaces during the pandemic, if for no other reason than they provided a somewhat safe haven for us to socially distance ourselves from one another and still be able to visit with friends and...

I recently caught up with my ninja warrior friend, Jeff Baumgarten, who will be a seventh grader at Parkway Central Middle School, attending virtually. He became a bar mitzvah last month at United Hebrew. You might remember that when we last left Jeff,...

When Nancy Yawitz told me recently that her father, Aubrey Yawitz, had turned 105 earlier this month, I knew I wanted to meet him. And soon.  On Sunday, I went to the Clayton home Aubrey has lived in since 1954 and now shares with Nancy, who helps...