Judaism and community service go hand in hand. Many Jews take time to contribute their time and energy to tikkun olam, repairing the world. Efforts range from random acts of kindness and teenagers developing creative mitzvah projects to the Unsung Heroes...

Emily Goldstein does not remember life without arthritis.“I was a very active 3-year-old when one day I could not get out of bed, and my family knew something was wrong,” explained Emily, 17. “One of my knees was almost the size of a grapefruit....

New York native and theater impresario Scott Siegel created his popular “Broadway’s Greatest Hits of All Time!” musical revue two years ago at Feinstein’s/54 Below in Manhattan. On Nov. 3, he takes the show on the road, and St. Louis is the first...

Teenagers are constantly overwhelmed with pressure to excel in academics, sports and extracurricular activities. This leaves almost no time to think about a post-college future. However, Ladue Horton Watkins High School junior Noa Hahn has decided to...

Among opera fans, a world premiere is special. Excitement is in the air as a previously unheard work is performed. The audience will hear something new. It also means extra prep work for performers, musicians and stagehands.On Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, St....

The idea began percolating three years ago, when a friend in Israel talked about how donating a kidney had changed her life. Lynnsie Balk Kantor was intrigued.“She wound up leaving her job and working for the organization that gets recipients for kidney...

In the mid-80s, David Roberts and his wife, Sue Fischlowitz, walked into a Reconstructionist synagogue in Boston and saw the female rabbi holding a siddur with her left hand and her 2-year-old on her right hip.“We thought, ‘This may be a place worth...

In the 150-year history of Congregation Shaare Emeth, Yale Hollander holds an unusual distinction. A few years ago when he was on the board of trustees, it was his turn to serve as Shabbat greeter.“I always took the opportunity to strategically throw...

Passion fuels success and, in the case of Nathan Litz, that success is Sriracha Granada, a spicy-sweet green hot sauce he created in his home kitchen. This delicious condiment is now distributed nationwide. You can find it locally in grocery stores and...

When a cancer patient completes treatment and identifies as a survivor, the last thing that person wants to see is a technician in a white lab coat. Ariel Shifter is a survivor of Stage II Hodgkin lymphoma, but she dons that very outfit every day at work.Shifter,...

Note to parents whose children are attending Camp Sabra this summer: When your kids get home, don’t be surprised if they want to learn to play guitar or write a song and belt it out on stage.If your child takes a sudden interest in music, credit Camp...

Imagine living through a horrific experience, then bottling up the memory for more than 60 years.Leonard Adreon did just that.Adreon, 90, served in the Korean War and bore witness to the gruesome, primal nature of ground combat. Afterward, he made a decision...