If you've been around St. Louis over the past 13 years, chances are you will be familiar with Pedal the Cause, the annual cycling challenge that has raised over $36 million in funding for cancer research at Siteman Cancer Center and Siteman Kids at...

Life seemed to be falling into place for Mark Schenberg in the summer of 1991. Then in his mid-20s, he was hunting for his first house in Creve Coeur. His auto repair business run from his parents’ garage had taken off, so much so that he had opened...

Eitan Kantor did not let a local music school’s denial keep him from playing the shofar or pursuing Jewish music. When he was about 7 years old, Kantor was already part of the shofar band at Congregation B’nai Amoona and realized that the other...

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...

King Nebuchadnezzar was a classic Old Testament villain. He ordered the destruction of the First Temple. He captured and imprisoned many Jews. And he hated the dulcimer. The king didn’t take issue with the twangy sound of the instrument. He just...

Gabe Fleisher has been on a 10-year journalism journey, from summarizing news in his St. Louis bedroom before school to getting a press pass to the Rose Garden introduction of Amy Coney Barrett as a nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. Fleisher, 19,...

Jessica Duneman, Director of Retail Operations at The Resale Shop operated by the National Council of Jewish Women-St. Louis In one or two sentences, can you describe your job? I oversee the operations of The Resale Shop. It’s my job to ensure...

A stroll through Scott Brandt’s Moto Exotica auto showroom in Fenton reveals volumes about the colorful classic car dealer’s personality.  • You’ll find oil paintings created by Brandt (he has a master’s degree in fine art). • There’s...

On his way to work every day, Ben Hillman is greeted by a giant purple chicken. Hillman manages the year-old fast casual restaurant Chicken Out at Delmar and Skinker boulevards in the Loop. The restaurant’s mascot is a 10-foot-high statue known as...

St. Louis vegetarians and vegans – along with anyone who loves bold, flavorful food – have a new destination for Mexican-inspired fare. Terror Tacos, a restaurant from brothers Bradley Roach and Brian Roash, opened late last month on South Grand,...

There are no coincidences. That is a sentiment often associated with Judaism—everything happens for a reason. It certainly would explain how a local Jewish doctor just happened to be at the right place at the right time last month to save a life. Dr....

Erin Wolfman MayCommunications Director at Temple IsraelHow long have you worked in the Jewish community?Eight years. April 2, 2013 was my first day on the job at Jewish Federation of St. Louis (yep, I remember the exact day).  Prior to that, I was in...