Judaism

Sarah Silverman is long accustomed to finding unlikely laughs in weighty topics like illness and the Holocaust. She’ll debut “Postmortem,” a stand-up show inspired by the death of her parents, at the Stifel Theatre on Thursday.

It’s hard to tell who has a gun at Fellowship of Wildwood church, unless you’re really looking.The men stand silently at the edge of the crowd, as…

B’nai Sholom temple has stood on a quiet, tree-lined street in Quincy, Illinois, for almost 150 years.But the historic Jewish synagogue — one of the…

One of the oldest Jewish synagogues in Illinois has closed its doors.Worshippers from across the country gathered Saturday to deconsecrate the B’nai…

Jewish congregations in St. Louis came together this weekend for the first Sabbath since a gunman killed 11 worshippers at a synagogue in Pittsburgh.Some…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: July 25, 2008 - On Thursday at dawn, Sen. Barack Obama wrote a letter to God. He sandwiched it…

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is one of the more prominent Jewish political leaders in America today. For him, his response to this week’s vandalism at…

Barbara Shamir’s Passover table may get one new addition this year, to accompany the tender brisket, rich potato kugel, gefilte fish with a horseradish…