JF&CS president responds to recent article In response to the Dec. 30 article, “Reduced County Funding Leads to Cuts at JF&CS,” I wish to clarify a few facts regarding our agency. As a key partner agency of the St. Louis County Children’s...
Quietly nestled between Martin Luther King Observance Day and Valentine’s Day, we have a date that often passes unheralded by the general population. On January 21, 1970, the world’s largest plane, the Boeing 747, made its debut commercial flight. ...
As good old Mr. Ed used to say, “A horse is a horse, of course, of course….”He was always entertaining to watch on TV; but as many of us know from firsthand experience, the Charley Horse is no fun at all. Typically occurring in the form of...
Students at the University of Minnesota waving a Palestinian flag during a protest at the school’s Minneapolis campus. (AP/Ann Heisenfelt)COLLEGE PARK, Md. (JTA) — David Bernstein, the new president of the Jewish Council on Public Affairs, wrote in...
Like millions of other David Bowie fans, I awoke this past Monday to the stunning news that the legendary entertainer was dead at the age of 69 following an 18-month battle with cancer.There’s actually quite a bit to unpack in that last sentence. To...
By Rabbi Marc Schneier
• Published January 14, 2016
A demonstrator holding a sign during a moment of silence for victims of police brutality, in Oakland, California, Aug. 14, 2014. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)NEW YORK (JTA) — Over the past two years, the phrase “Black Lives Matter” has embedded...
For gun violence survivors, this past week was momentous. Many around the country who have become accidental activists joined President Barack Obama at the White House as he signed executive orders enforcing federal firearm background checks. They...
Questions left unanswered The Dec. 30 article “Reduced county funding leads to cuts at JF&CS,” on Jewish Family & Children’s Service and St. Louis County’s Children’s Services Fund raised more questions than it answered and provided...
There is no better post-exercise treat for your hard-working body than relaxing those aching muscles in a sauna. Not only does the intense heat seep in and ease away tension, but the steam helps the body rid itself of any toxins created by the impact...
WASHINGTON (JTA) – Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked is trying to sell the argument that her pending “NGO transparency” bill is no different than a U.S. law called the Foreign Agents Registration Act, or FARA. In reality, the two pieces of...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — In the well-known story from the opening chapters of Genesis, we read the sparse narrative of an intimate relationship that turns violent.Writing of the murder of Abel by his brother Cain, Russel Jacoby, author of “Bloodlust: On...
By Rabbi Elizabeth Hersh
• Published January 8, 2016
An open letter to my child’s ______ coach. You fill in the blank. Must you use your words and tone to degrade my child and other teammates? Do you think they will perform better, stronger, quicker on the field by using them as examples of how not to...
