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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...