What do Baby Boomers and elite athletes have in common? Yes, they enjoy sports, albeit from a very different perspective. And they both retire from their careers. But one of the many things they do not have in common is the age at which they retire. ...
I see a number of new collage graduates. I know it’s a rough job market, so you will need to work harder to find a job, and be more flexible about how you’ll acquire experience. Let’s cut to the chase; if you’re graduating and want a job, here...
Editorial on African migrants unconvincingRegarding the Light’s Feb. 14 editorial “Dishonoring the Stranger,” perhaps, since the Sudanese and Eritreans in Israel are laborers, the relevant passage is Genesis 21:10-13. Torah allows for limits to...
By Myrna Meyer and Jean Cavender
• Published February 28, 2018
On Feb. 13, Polish President Andrzej Duda signed a bill banning the use of terms such as “Polish death camps” in relation to Auschwitz and other camps located in Nazi occupied Poland. In addition, the law would make it illegal to accuse Poland of...
Andrew Silow-Carroll
• Published February 27, 2018
(JTA) — I don’t know if Wayne LaPierre is anti-Semitic. In many ways, I don’t care if Wayne LaPierre is anti-Semitic. But the executive vice president of the NRA gave a speech this week that was heard as anti-Semitic by two kinds of people: left-leaning...
Teacher calls for increased background checks for gun purchases[Editor’s note: The following is a letter the writer first sent to Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo.]I am a public school teacher at Ladue Horton Watkins High School. This is my 20th year at Ladue...
BY RABBI SETH D. GORDON
• Published February 21, 2018
Like you, I learned about the school shooting in Florida from the news. But unlike you, I heard the news from Israel, where I am studying. And probably unlike you, I had a very personal connection: My nephew Zachary and my niece Zoe were in that school.I...
We were delighted to see Rabbi Deborah Waxman’s commentary on “Why the Reconstructionist Movement is rebranding” in the Jan. 31 issue of the Jewish Light. We want the St. Louis community to know that there is a strong local Reconstructionist presence....
SAN FRANCISCO (JTA) — At a time when more than three-quarters of American Jews say they do not keep kosher, should we be shocked when Jews gather together and eat non-kosher food?American Jews have always gone beyond the restrictions of Jewish dietary...
“More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly.” — Woody Allen, in his book “Side Effects”...
February is Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month, a time when we encourage dialogue, discussion and action in our Jewish communities around how to create more inclusive and accepting spaces for people living with disabilities. As Jews, we strongly...
Over the past few weeks, my kids have been registering for high school These days, the choices of electives are incredible. Students are able to take subjects ranging from improvisation to music theory from sculpture to broadcasting. If I were 14,...
