By Cathleen Kronemer, NSCA-CPT, Certified Health Coach
• Published September 13, 2017
With the dawning of the Jewish High Holidays, I always enjoy reflecting upon the year that is coming to a close as well as pondering what the future may hold. Having recently visited Israel, I find myself filled with a renewed sense of spiritual holiness....
BY ERIC BERGER, Staff Writer
• Published September 13, 2017
As we descend down the alphabet this hurricane season — Harvey, Irma — it seems like one letter is still being left out: C, as in climate change.Despite the fact that there is scientific consensus that warmer water and air make for more intense storms,...
I would love to live in a world without ignorance, one in which everyone is treated based on the content of his or her character. Unfortunately, I do not. Lately it seems that the ignorant have come out of the woodwork and have laid claim to our country...
(Lior Zaltzman)NEW YORK (JTA) — Last year, in a fit of desperation and loneliness, I booked tickets for a five-day trip to Israel for Rosh Hashanah. I didn’t tell my friends I was coming — the sole purpose of my travel was to have a holiday dinner...
Reactions to Parkway graduation date decisionAs a former teacher at Parkway Central High School and as the parent of two past graduates, I am truly appalled by the insensitive and hypocritical decision to hold graduation ceremonies on a Saturday next...
By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published September 6, 2017
As we descend down the alphabet this hurricane season — Harvey, Irma — it seems like one letter is still being left out: c, as in climate change.Despite the fact that the there is scientific consensus that warmer water and air make for more intense...
By Cathleen Kronemer, NSCA-CPT, Certified Health Coach
• Published September 6, 2017
If I had a dime for every client who has ever told me she doesn’t want to “bulk up”, I would probably be writing this article from a remote tropical island somewhere in the South Pacific instead of at a desk in St. Louis! A great deal of misconception...
As I was flipping through the Jewish Light last winter, one article in particular stood out. The headline advertised a summer internship for college students; naturally, I was intrigued.The article outlined qualifications for the position: must be entering...
By Rabbi James Stone Goodman
• Published August 31, 2017
Dick Gregory died Aug. 19 in Washington, D.C.In the 1990s, I worked on several events with Gregory. He was born in St. Louis on Oct. 12, 1932, and grew up at 1803 N. Taylor Ave. Although he had not lived here in many years, he stayed close to his roots...
Jewish Light Editorial
• Published August 30, 2017
White House adviser Jared Kushner’s third peace-seeking mission to the Middle East was officially labeled as “productive,” though it clearly brought no major breakthroughs in efforts to restart long-stalled direct talks between Israel and the Palestinian...
By Jonathan S. Tobin, JNS.org
• Published August 30, 2017
There probably has never been an easier path to consensus for the three major non-Orthodox rabbinic associations. The decision of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (Reform), the Rabbinical Assembly (Conservative) and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical...
By Cathleen Kronemer, NSCA-CPT, Certified Health Coach
• Published August 30, 2017
Labor Day barbecues have become symbolic of the final days of summer. School is in full swing, vacations are over, and the days really are getting shorter. If you have had a delightfully fit and fun season, whether it was to look like a knockout in...
