STLRCA asks for community’s support
As we near the celebration of Passover, we thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve you and for helping our community thrive.
The St. Louis Rabbinical and Cantorial Association (STLRCA) is the only clergy...
A message from Shaving Israel’s president
Oct. 7 changed everything for everyone in Israel and of course for Shaving Israel. Shaving Israel is very proud to support members of the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) in a very meaningful, personal, hands-on...
Help the farmers of Israel
I came home to Israel from University City over 41 years ago. As a child I remember in 1967 and 1973 U.S. Jews getting on planes to help Israel when there was a manpower shortage due to the war all the people called up to defend...
You cannot make peace with people who do not want peace’
No doubt, the St. Louis Board of Aldermen believed sincerely in their own good intentions when they passed their resolution last week calling on President Joe Biden to work toward a cease-fire...
Maharat Rori Picker Neiss, JCRC, Joel Iskiwitch, JCRC
• Published December 21, 2023
We have been horrified over the past weeks to bear witness to antisemitic tropes used to cast aspersions on Jewish political candidates in Missouri.
This month, State Representative Sarah Unsicker attacked her erstwhile opponents in the Missouri Attorney...
To the signatories of the open letter to Jewish organizations: you address your concerns to the wrong party. The war in Gaza could end today if Hamas released the hostages and surrendered.
You present a one-sided history of the Arab-Israeli conflict,...
On Dec. 6, the Jewish Light published a letter signed by 75+ Jews who expressed concern with the organizations that raised them and quoted “facts” regarding the war between Israel and Hamas. Below is a response to some of the points in the letter.
Claim:...
To the 75-plus signatories of the open letter to Jewish organizations in St. Louis and the surrounding area:
After reading your letter a few times to better understand where you are coming from, I would like to respond. I was not the rabbi who raised...
To the Jewish organizations that raised us:
We walked your halls in preschool, learned Hebrew in your classrooms, became b’nai mitzvah in your sanctuaries, and led your youth group boards. We were your campers and later, your counselors. We prayed...
I want to thank all of the members of your staff who made last night's Unsung Heroes presentation so memorable. I went to honor my friend Cathy Lander-Goldberg, but I also was inspired by the great community service of every Unsung Hero.
Anyone who...
Representative should condemn terrorism
In our efforts to improve the wellbeing of the women, children and families in our region, National Council of Jewish Women St. Louis works productively with many elected officials. But Congresswoman Cori Bush’s...
In defense of recent letter to editor
In the Sept. 6 edition, several writers objected to Galit Lev-Harir’s Aug. 23 letter to the editor, “No historical equivalent” regarding the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum co-sponsoring (with the...
