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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

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Letters to the Editor: July 26, 2017

Published July 26, 2017

Court ruling and the church-state divideEvery argument before the Supreme Court — winning and losing alike — defines a potential slippery slope. Perhaps we can draw some comfort regarding the worrisome playground decision by considering the slippery...

Cathleen Kronemer, NSCA-CPT, Certified Health Coach, is a longtime fitness instructor at the Jewish Community Center. She is also a member of the St. Louis Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

Prenatal pump-up

By Cathleen Kronemer, NSCA-CPT, Certified Health CoachPublished July 20, 2017

As many of you know, becoming a first-time grandma is quite an experience.  Not even raising your own children prepares you for the transformation of your child into a parent.  It is a glorious thing. Our daughter had been an avid exerciser for years,...

Carla Naumburg, Ph.D., is a clinical social worker and writer. She is the author of two books, “Parenting in the Present Moment: How to Stay Focused on What Really Matters” [Parallax, 2014] and “Ready, Set, Breathe: Practicing Mindfulness with Your Children for Fewer Meltdowns and a More Peaceful Family” [New Harbinger, 2015].

How an anxious Jewish mother became a free-range parent

By Carla Naumburg, Kveller via JTAPublished July 20, 2017

I am not built to be a free-range mother. I am anxious and overprotective by nature, and my years of experience as a social worker have only increased my awareness of everything that could happen to my daughters, from sexual abuse to traumatic brain injuries.If...

David Bernstein is president and CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, the representative voice of the Jewish community relations movement. Follow him on Twitter @DavidLBernstein.

Intersectionality excludes and includes. Jews must learn the difference.

By David Bernstein, JTAPublished July 20, 2017

Last year, I wrote an opinion piece for JTA about a term and a trend few Jews over the age of 30 had ever heard of: intersectionality. Coined in the late 1980s, intersectionality posits that various forms of oppression — racism, sexism, classism, ableism...

Letters to the Editor: July 19, 2017

Published July 20, 2017

Editorial off-base I am appalled at your June 28 editorial headline, “Bibi’s Biggest Blunder,” about the Israeli prime minister’s cancellation of plans for a pluralistic prayer site at the Western Wall. Women in Judaism are far from being considered...

Larry Levin is the former publisher/CEO of the Jewish Light. 

Devotion to Israel is bigger than single issues

By Larry LevinPublished July 19, 2017

French President Emmanuel Macron’s emphatic declaration that anti-Zionism is a reinvention of anti-Semitism is spot on. Most, if not all, of those who oppose the existence of a safe and secure Israel as a Jewish homeland perpetuate false equivalencies,...

Robert A. Cohn is Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of the St. Louis Jewish Light.

Don’t allow terrorists to regroup in Iraq

By Robert A. Cohn, Editor-in-Chief EmeritusPublished July 19, 2017

he apparent routing of the Islamic State, or ISIS, in the Iraqi city of Mosul and a similar outcome expected in the Syrian city of Raqqa have been greeted with an almost eerie silence by all but a few media outlets.Richard Engel, the longtime chief foreign...

Alan Spector is the author of five books and is working on books six and seven. His latest is “Body Not Recovered: A Vietnam War/Protest Movement Novel.” Spector also writes the stljewishlight.com blog “Retirement According to … Alan Spector.”

Working in retirement

By Alan SpectorPublished July 18, 2017

In 2002, I retired from a 33-year career with the Procter & Gamble Company, and I’ve been working ever since.  Wait!  What?  Retired?  Working? When coauthor Keith Lawrence and I were doing research for our book, Your Retirement Quest, we interviewed...

Alan Ludmer is the president of ARL, LLC; specializing in individual career transitions, outplacement, and career and executive coaching, search/recruitment, corporate marketing and branding. He is the lead consultant for the JF&CS LifeLine Program which has helped numerous members of the St. Louis Community successfully navigate difficult career transitions.  He is a frequent speaker and author on career transitions,  employment issues, and entrepreneurship. For more information contact alanludmer@gmail.com or visit his blog at stljewishlight.com/ludmer

Planning your career

Alan R. LudmerPublished July 14, 2017

In the business world, planning is incredibly difficult and time consuming. It isn't any different when it comes to planning your career. However planning is tremendously important to your success. Basically, planning means putting together a guideline...

Intersectionality excludes and includes. Jews must learn the difference.

David BernsteinPublished July 13, 2017

(JTA) — Last year, I wrote an opinion piece for JTA about a term and a trend few Jews over the age of 30 had ever heard of: intersectionality. Coined in the late 1980s, intersectionality posits that various forms of oppression — racism, sexism,...

Cathleen Kronemer, NSCA-CPT, Certified Health Coach, is a longtime fitness instructor at the Jewish Community Center. She is also a member of the St. Louis Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

Push-ups and l’chaim

By Cathleen Kronemer, NSCA-CPT, Certified Health CoachPublished July 13, 2017

As Americans, we love to celebrate.  Any excuse to toast and be happy is welcome in our culture. In keeping with this tradition, August 4th just happens to be National Beer Day! (Who knew, right?)Beer has been a part of civilization since 4000 BC. In...

Letters to the editor: July 12, 2017

Published July 13, 2017

Failure to veto minimum wage bill will hurt St. LouisansGov. Eric Greitens has allowed the passage of two bills that will have devastating effects on women in our communities. Those bills take away the minimum wage increase the city of St. Louis approved...

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