Dov Waxman, University of California, Los Angeles
• Published October 30, 2023
In the wake of the Hamas terror attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and the Israeli military response, Jewish people in Israel and around the world have, at times, been posting on social media or otherwise saying publicly that people who criticize Israel’s...
By Amy Fenster Brown, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published October 30, 2023
Teenagers can be scary - beware! One teen alone can take on many different forms, and often parents don’t know which one they’re going to get. Happy and hyper? Surly and sullen? Agitated with attitude?
When one approaches you must be prepared...
Imagine being a Jewish college student on campus today. You wake up on Saturday, October 7, and learn of the most violent and murderous attack against the Jewish people since the Holocaust. In those first few hours during which the extent of Hamas’s...
Rabbi Lane Steinger, Rabbi Emeritus, Shir Hadash Reconstructionist Community
• Published October 23, 2023
About a week before a Shabbat or Yom Tov, I peruse the Torah Portion for that particular occasion. Generally, I focus on one or two parts of the Parashah, into which I delve more deeply. When Shabbat Lekh L’kha approaches, I go over the Portion from...
AMY FENSTER BROWN, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published October 19, 2023
Let me be honest: The state of events in Israel made me question what to write about this week. My usual attempts at comedy and wit just don’t seem appropriate. Those kinds of verbal shenanigans seem tone-deaf and uncalled for right now.
Trying to...
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...
By Alissa Barnholtz, Senior, Parkway Central High School.
• Published October 18, 2023
I can’t stay quiet anymore.
I am proud to be Jewish. I am scared to be Jewish.
I am highly aware that I’m not an expert on this topic, but I do know that what happened at 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 7 in Israel was an act of terrorism.
More than 4,400...
BY NATHAN ARST, Senior, Parkway Central High School.
• Published October 18, 2023
The Hamas terrorist attacks on Oct. 7 changed Israel and the world forever. An astounding 1,300 people were killed in a brutal rampage that murdered more Jews in a single day since the Holocaust.
As soon as I heard about the attacks, I reached out...
CANTOR AND RABBI RON EICHAKER
• Published October 12, 2023
Starting this week, I am leading a study of a course offered at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill by professor Joseph Lam titled “Creation Stories of the Ancient World.”
At the same time, we are beginning the reading and study...
Amy Fenster Brown, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published October 5, 2023
I cannot stop watching football lately, but it’s only for one reason. Taylor Swift and her new boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce.
My husband recently overheard me playing a game clip on the computer and said, “Are we watching football...
By Rabbi Brigitte Rosenberg
• Published October 5, 2023
This week we joyously celebrate the bounty of our lives during the festival of Sukkot. Even though most of us are not farmers, we think about the cycles of nature and, more specifically, the harvest season.
If we were farmers, while focusing on the...
Amy Fenster Brown, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published September 20, 2023
We just celebrated Rosh Hashanah — happy 5784 — and Yom Kippur is right around the corner. This period in between is called The 10 Days of Teshuvah. It is meant to be a time for Jews to look inward, have self-reflection and introspection. It’s...
