(JTA) — Late last month, on the eve of Black History Month, a delegation of African-American journalists landed in Ghana to cover international development projects and the impact those projects are making in that West African country.This in itself...
BY RABBI JAMES STONE GOODMAN
• Published February 2, 2017
Rabbi James Goodman organizes a recovery support group called Shalvah (Shalvah means serenity in Hebrew) that emerged out of an earlier effort started by Rose Mass and Rabbi G in 1981. Shalvah presently meets twice a week. It is bundled with two other...
It must have slipped my mind that the Washington Post and The New York Times reporters have a secret handshake to let one another know that they are part of the same tribe known as “The Dishonest Media.”I’m wondering whether I have amnesia or if...
In a time of national divisiveness, social media friends tell me that what the world needs now are “random acts of kindness” to get us through each day. I certainly can’t argue with that. Yet other posts and news articles are filled with desperate...
Do not let U.N. Security Council resolution divide our communityThe Jewish Community Relations Council of St. Louis believes in the power of people to come together to influence change in our region. Our capacity to make an impact is based on our ability...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — One year ago, we thought we had made history. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government passed the Western Wall agreement, for the first time granting official recognition to non-Orthodox Jewish streams and women’s rights...
(JTA) — “Where’s Jared Kushner?”Supporters of President Donald Trump have often defended his election campaign against charges of anti-Semitism by noting he has an Orthodox Jewish daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren. Jews on the right are excited...
(JTA) — The world comes together every Jan. 27 to remember the most devastating tragedy in history: the Shoah.We remember the victims of the Nazi regime. The loved ones lost and the shameful treatment of human life and human dignity. We also make sure...
As I reflect on our most recent election, I’m beginning to wonder: Is it really that surprising that we ended up with Donald Trump? Don’t worry, I’m not about to engage in yet another political debate. Whether you lean right or left is irrelevant...
On Dec. 23, I was in the kitchen helping to prepare dinner, absentmindedly listening to the 6 o’clock news. A segment about the passage of U.N. Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2334 condemning settlement expansion and terrorism came on. As a pro-Israel...
When Rabbi Marvin Hier was asked to deliver the benediction at Donald Trump’s inauguration, he did not hesitate for a moment. “My parents escaped in the ’20s from Poland, where the climate for Jews was one of hostility and prejudice,” said Hier,...
By Elizabeth Slonim Macanufo, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published January 26, 2017
Throughout the election cycle, coming across political signs from the opposing party rattled me, but seeing a Confederate flag within sight of my home truly shocked me. I noticed the Confederate flag while driving down our street in Richmond Heights....
