In our desire to make the graduation experience better for all, the Parkway School Board and administration inadvertently lost sight of the needs of our Jewish students, each as important as any other, and their proud families who had waited for their...
By Joshua Ratner, Rabbis Without Borders via JTA
• Published September 13, 2017
Fear and trembling make a triumphant return to the Jewish calendar with the month of Elul and the initiation of the holiday countdown that leads to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. As a rabbinical colleague wrote, Elul itself carries spiritual significance...
I have seen and heard all 1,080 minutes of “The Vietnam War” at least once. Scattered among those 18 hours are minutes I’ve screened as many as 10 times, some for professional reasons, most for personal ones.Even so, I will watch “The Vietnam...
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...
