Jennifer Bernstein will take over as the new chair of the Shalom Baby program, administered through the Jewish Community Center on behalf of the entire Jewish community. Bernstein takes over for Batya Wertman, who recently completed her two-year term....
On Monday, June 11, more than 125 golfers will tee up and “swing away for the J,” as the Jewish Community Center hosts its 28th Annual JCC Charity Golf Tournament at Meadowbrook Country Club. Presented by Missouri Professionals Mutual, the day will...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives approved a resolution that rejects containment of a nuclear Iran. The non-binding resolution that passed Tuesday evening "strongly supports United States policy to prevent the government of Iran from acquiring...
WASHINGTON -- Richard Lugar was never considered to be one of Israel’s leading advocates on Capitol Hill. The veteran Republican senator from Indiana, who suffered a primary defeat last week after 35 years in office, is famously his own man. Lugar,...
TEANECK, N.J. — As the minutes on the clock tick away, the chefs run about their kitchens furiously trying to complete their Taj Mahal-themed desserts. “What have I got for you now?” booms the thickly accented master pastry chef Ron Ben-Israel as...
NEW YORK – Supporters say he’s an innocent man caught up in the tentacles of a corrupt Latin American regime. Authorities in Bolivia, however, allege that he’s a shady businessman with ties to drug dealers and money launderers. What's certain is...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation that reaffirms and enhances U.S. policy commitments to Israel’s security. The United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012, which was sponsored...
By Kyla Gersten, Freshman, Parkway Central
• Published May 9, 2012
Over the past 10 months, Noa Rose’s life has been a little different than the average American teenager. She has been living halfway across the world in Israel. Noa, 13, goes to Congregation B’nai Amoona in Saint Louis, where her father, Rabbi Carnie...
Juliana Wishne: While I joined Ohr Chadash my senior year, the experiences and skills I have gained, and the memories and friends I made, will certainly follow me to college and beyond. My favorite memories of Ohr Chadash happened at our monthly meetings...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published May 9, 2012
The New Jewish Theatre closes out its 2011-2012 season with “Jacob and Jack,” acclaimed playwright James Sherman’s delightfully funny and nostalgic look at the decline of American Yiddish theater and the desperation of down-on-their luck actors....
By Marvin Glassman, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published May 9, 2012
After an early start working as a music archivist for Ira Gershwin, 55-year-old Jewish singer/songwriter Michael Feinstein has dedicated his career to preserving and enhancing the artists from the early part of the 20th century, with special attention...
Jewish Prison Outreach Thanks so much to Ellen Futterman and the Light for the article about Rabbi Jim Goodman’s prison seder at Charleston Correctional Center (“Why is this seder different from all other seders?” April 18). Since 2005 Jewish...
