Appreciation for Rehfeld I agree with everything the Jewish Light wrote about [Jewish Federation of St. Louis President and CEO] Andrew Rehfeld in the Dec. 26 editorial “The Remarkable Rehfeld Record.” However, there’s more that I’d like to...
A statement from the St. Louis Women’s MarchAs Jews, we have all heard the allegations of an anti-Semitic bias in the D.C. Women’s March. The St. Louis Women’s March planning committee is releasing this statement to clarify our position, so we...
Apology needed for radio comments Robert McCulloch’s interview last week on St. Louis Public Radio was remarkable for its insensitivity and callousness. McCulloch suggested that he lost the election to Wesley Bell because of “dark money” and the...
JF&CS launches pilot program of ‘Conversation Project’The Jewish Light’s Nov. 28 article “Having Dinner, Talking Death”(part of Editor Ellen Futterman’s News & Schmooze column) informs readers about the Conversation Project, a...
Bipartisan support for global health initiativesThe Jewish Light’s Nov. 14 editorial “Election Day: Show me two Missouris” notes that “non-partisan” coalitions, such as the laudable efforts of State Sen. Jill Schupp to reach across the aisle,...
Letting your voice be heardIt’s no surprise that the Jewish community includes people across the political spectrum with different reactions to the midterm elections (“Jewish Democrats and Republicans offer dueling views of election results,” Jewish...
A different take on vigil speakersI attended the vigil at the Jewish Community Center last Sunday (Oct. 28) and had a very different reaction than the opinion of Dr. Myron Jacobs (Letters to the Editor, Oct. 31 edition). To me, the program was uplifting...
Condolences from NAACP On behalf of the St. Louis NAACP I extend our heartfelt condolences to our families and friends within the Jewish community. But it cannot go unsaid that with the establishment of the Third Reich in 1933, German leaders proclaimed...
Synagogues with a rich historyIn the story “Small but dedicated community keeps Belleville synagogue moving forward” (Ohr Chadash Teen Page, Oct. 11), Olivia Riutcel, a freshman at Webster Groves High School, wrote on the merging of two old synagogues...
Thanks for SababaMany thanks to Jewish Federation and the Jewish Community Center for the Sababa Jewish Arts and Cultural Festival. It was a celebration of and for our St. Louis Jewish community. What a gift!Marcy Cornfeld, Creve Coeur Elect candidates...
Remembering Israelis killedSunday morning, just like every working day, Kim Levengrond Yehezkel said goodbye to her 16-month-old son Kai and her husband, Guy, and left her home to go to work in the Barkan Industrial Park in Ariel in Shomron (Judea &...
Support for Amendment 1As the words of Isaiah denouncing corruption and our traditional tikkun olam obligations may still be ringing in our ears from the High Holidays, we recall an earlier passage from Isaiah, 33:15: One “who walks in righteousness...
