By Repps Hudson, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 25, 2019
Sometimes we read books that fill in details about a particular moment in the history we care deeply about, and we learn so much.Matti Friedman has written such a book about the Jewish spies who spoke Arabic as their native language because they had grown...
By Judith Newmark, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 25, 2019
This story was originally published on April 25, 2019, and is being republished to honor Ed Asner.
Lou Grant wasn’t Jewish.
He was Roman Catholic, opines the one person who really ought to know: actor Ed Asner.
Asner famously portrayed...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published April 25, 2019
Closing ceremoniesIt’s becoming all-too-familiar: A synagogue, located in a smallish Jewish community, closing because of a lack of congregants to support it. Add Temple B’nai Sholom Temple in the Illinois river town of Quincy, along the banks of...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 25, 2019
Vicki Atlas Israel wants parents and children to know they have the power to stress less. “I call it your inner power, your superpower,” the Congregation Shaare Emeth congregant said. “That can help us with making decisions. That can help us just...
(JTA) — Alan Moskin served in Patton’s 3rd Army as it liberated Mauthausen. The experience, he said in an unintentional wordplay, was “tattooed right here on my heart, on my soul.”He didn’t share what he saw — not with his parents or siblings,...
This article avoids any big spoilers that would ruin the experience of watching the show. However, small details from throughout the season are revealed.(JTA) — Along with matzah, sugary wine and the influx of relatives, Passover weekend brought us...
By Larry Levin, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 18, 2019
Leonard Slatkin, conductor laureate of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, will lead the orchestra in Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 3, known as the “Kaddish Symphony,” on April 27 and 28 at Powell Symphony Hall. The “Kaddish” is a work of...
By Larry Levin, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 18, 2019
You performed the “Kaddish Symphony” with the Philadelphia Orchestra earlier this year. The narrator wrestles with such powerful and intimate thoughts and feelings about God and faith during the piece. How did your understanding of the narrator evolve...
By Margi Lenga Kahn, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 18, 2019
I lost my dear mother a few weeks ago. A child survivor of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp, Ann Lenga did not let the horror of those years define her life. She was resilient, courageous, adventurous and an inspiration to everyone who knew her....
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published April 18, 2019
Liessa Alperin has been exceptionally busy these past few weeks. As director of innovative learning and engagement at Congregation B’nai Amoona, Alperin has been planning the synagogue’s “A Seat for All” seder, which is scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday...
By Margi Lenga Kahn, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published April 18, 2019
While my mother used maple flavored syrup in these macaroons, I would recommend using the real thing.Ingredients:2 c. tightly packed shredded coconut (unsweetened or sweetened, or a combination)1 tsp. freshly grated orange zest¼ c. maple syrup½ tsp....
While my mother used maple flavored syrup in these macaroons, I would recommend using the real thing.Ingredients:Cookies2 ½ c. almond flour or finely ground almonds1 c. unsweetened shredded coconut1 tsp. Kosher for Passover baking powder½tsp. table...
