Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published February 20, 2020
Every other year, the girls at Esther Miller Bais Yaakov (EMBY) work long and hard for five months on an original musical for female-only audience. This year’s 13th bi-annual production, “Double Take,” features students in grades 9 to 12 who all...
Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published February 20, 2020
Media wunderkind Gabe Fleisher, son of Central Reform Rabbi Randy Fleisher and teen host of “Wake Up to Politics” on St. Louis Public Radio, will lead a discussion with Chicago-based author and journalist Jeff Fleischer at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 8 at...
Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published February 6, 2020
As she explains it, Leesa Neiner was looking for something meaningful that she and her daughter, Alyson, could get involved in. “When my daughter was about 8 or 9 years old, we tried sports, we tried music, we tried everything and found we had talent...
Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published February 6, 2020
Jewish Women International (JWI) has a line of feminist-leaning Valentine’s Day messages to celebrate love on Feb. 14. The organization suggests that instead of the usual, “I Love You” why not say “Consent: It Takes Two to Tango”? Why say “You’re...
Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published January 23, 2020
Here’s a fun fact: A member of the Makovsky family has attended at least one World Series game each time the Cardinals have advanced to baseball’s finals. So it should come as no surprise that Jewish Light Associate Editor Eric Berger would bump...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published October 31, 2019
Last week, AJC (American Jewish Committee) released what it is calling a “landmark survey” on anti-Semitism in America, timed to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, which claimed the lives of...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published October 24, 2019
Sophomore Jonathan Mack is perhaps among only a handful of undergraduates at Washington University who brought a full set of power tools to college — reciprocating saw and all.So it made perfect sense, at least to Chabad on Campus Rabbi Hershey Novack,...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published October 10, 2019
Everything’s gonna be alright If pictures were used to explain the meaning of certain words, no doubt Randy Fleisher’s headshot would be found alongside “mensch.” The Central Reform Congregation rabbi personifies the definition of all-around...
Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published October 3, 2019
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...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published June 15, 2011
For better or for worse, Jewish mothers have captured most of the attention in modern-day American popular culture. Today, we're not going to delve into the reasons why this is the case. Rather, in honor of Father's Day on Sunday, we (as in me and...
BY ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR
• Published February 25, 2009
Judith Shaw stands in the middle of the Mad Art Gallery in Benton Park, pointing to cardboard cutouts of her entire body and plaster casts of her torso and thighs, explaining the origins of these sculptures now hanging on the gallery's walls. With names...
