About three years ago, Rabbi Karen Bogard had to make an uncomfortable decision. She had received a request from a cousin who had been Bogard’s maid of honor. The cousin wanted Bogard to officiate at her wedding. But for Bogard, there was an issue:...

This story is part of our “36 and Under” series, which highlights interesting Jews age 36 and under who either live in St. Louis or have spent a significant amount of time here. If you would like to recommend someone for this intermittent feature,...

See if you can swallow this one: Alex Abramson, a John Burroughs School graduate, is part of a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that has invented a device that could allow people with diabetes to receive insulin orally rather than through...

When 9-year-old Charlie is asked what he likes most about wrestling, he says, “slamming people down.”That may sound like the response of a kid who is brash and aggressive. But he and the family who surround him in the bleachers of the crowded gym...

Simon Chervitz plays bass guitar in so many local bands, it makes you wonder how he manages to keep the rhythm. There’s the Cara Louise Band (Americana); Defeated County (indie-rock); Spatula (prog-rock); and Illphonics (hip-hop fusion). Plus “a tap...

Steve Weinreich has an unusual hobby. He walks through Jewish cemeteries in St. Louis, clipboard and pen in hand, and documents the gravesites. Then, he begins researching those individuals to learn about their lives and legacies.It’s a solitary but...

While there’s no shortage of passion and enthusiasm among many who work in the St. Louis Jewish community, Linda Markowitz’s zest for her job seems unparalleled. As office manager of the St. Louis Kollel and administrative director of its Senior...

Jason Michael Evans plays a villain of sorts in the national production of Disney’s “Anastasia,” which runs through Jan. 6 at the Fox Theatre. But in real-life, the Parkway North High graduate is about as nice a Jewish boy as they come. Full disclosure:...

Jasmine Raskas rises slowly and carefully out of bed one morning in June 2017. Her movement is limited by a brace that runs along her sternum, back over her shoulders, around her neck and up the back of her head. It comes to stop at a grip on both sides...

Maybe you’ve seen it on Facebook already. It has certainly made the rounds, with more than 1 million views and counting on that platform alone, all within three days of the Jewish a cappella group Six13 posting its latest music video. Entitled “Bohemian...

Not too many people have both bodybuilding awards and a microbiology degree in their collection of momentos but Cathleen Kronemer isn’t just any person. Now age 57, the longtime fitness instructor at the Jewish Community Center didn’t even get into...

Elad Gross, a Jewish attorney from St. Louis, announced last week that he is running for Missouri attorney general. Gross, a Democrat, served as an assistant attorney general under Chris Koster. The candidate recently made headlines for filing a lawsuit...