By Rabbi Ruhi Sophia Motzkin Rubenstein
• Published May 14, 2018
EUGENE, Oregon — A destitute widowed immigrant does what it takes to scrape by so she and her aging mother-in-law can survive. She deals with invisibility; she deals with unwanted attention; she performs manual labor; and she eventually marries up,...
By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
• Published May 10, 2018
One of the best known and most beloved sections of the Passover Haggadah includes the words: “In every generation a person must see her/himself as emerging from the servitude of Egypt.” This well-worn quote serves as a rhetorical device reminding...
The 70th Anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel is an ideal time to reflect on the remarkable nature of Israel’s birth and what it means for the Jewish People in the years ahead. The following essay reflects on the conditions that made...
As a retired educator and member of the education advisory committee for the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center, I want to thank the Jewish Light for “Keeping Memory Alive,” the inspiring front page April 18 article on the importance of the Holocaust...
By Vicki Singer and Marianne Chervitz
• Published May 4, 2018
What would you take if you only had moments to leave your home in a crisis? What would you leave behind? The stories of fear, loss, adversity, resilience, hope and strength shared by Houston’s Jewish community post-Hurricane Harvey have stayed with...
Farewell from St. Louis Kollel directorDear fellow members of the St. Louis Jewish community, Many of you have already heard that my wife, Mindi, and I have decided to accept positions in Toronto. Before we turn the page to the next chapter, I would...
By Vicki Singer and Marianne Chervitz
• Published May 3, 2018
What would you take if you only had moments to leave your home in a crisis? What would you leave behind? The stories of fear, loss, adversity, resilience, hope and strength shared by Houston’s Jewish community post-Hurricane Harvey have stayed with...
The St. Louis region is a great metropolitan area. Our many wonderful assets include Forest Park, Washington University, Cortex, the Danforth Plant Science Center, the Fox Theatre, and the St. Louis Symphony, to name a few. We also have a pretty good...
NEW YORK (JTA) — Rabbi Donniel Hartman had some bad news for his audience on the largely liberal Upper West Side: The two-state solution might not be dead, but it’s not imminent either, and most Israelis don’t believe the two-state solution is “implementable...
(JTA) — Last week, Shabbat couldn’t come soon enough for the Anti-Defamation League.On Wednesday, Starbucks announced that the Jewish group’s CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt, seemed to have been demoted from top adviser to a supporting role in the coffee...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — For decades, world Jewry helped Israel. Organizations gathered and sent funds to the feeble, small state; our Air Force and Navy were formed and trained by Jewish volunteers from around the globe.As we celebrate our 70th Independence...
By Jonathan S. Tobin, JNS
• Published April 26, 2018
That so many Jews care so deeply about what an actress has to say about the State of Israel and its prime minister tells us a lot about Jewish insecurity in 2018. But while this isn’t the earth-shattering event some on both ends of the political spectrum...
