Did you know that there are ten key elements that can help you create and live a full and fulfilling retirement? We’ll talk about each of them in future posts, but for now, here’s one that can have perhaps the most significant effect on your longevity...
Their Jewish journey began in the picturesque countryside of Hungary. Discovering their religious identity minutes before leaving home, they joined coreligionists who were nonetheless complete strangers. Their families had been scared, fearful that the...
Praise for Jewish institutions’ response to criticism of rabbi Kudos to the Rabbi’s Advisory Council of Jewish Federation, to Jewish Federation, and to the Jewish Community Relations Council, for taking a firm stand on civil disobedience. We come...
Without a doubt, American soldiers have always been among the top fighters in the world. Whether this is a function of mental discipline, tougher Commanding Officers, or being in peak physical condition is always in question. Perhaps it is some winning...
Students at an anti-Israel protest at the University of California, Irvine in 2006. (Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)NEW YORK (JTA) — If you want to understand why the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, or BDS, has gained so...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — I won’t soon forget the morning of July 31, when I awoke to the horrific news that a firebomb had been hurled at a Palestinian house in the West Bank village of Duma while the family living there was asleep inside. Three people were...
BALTIMORE — No spoilers here, but you must have noticed by now that “Star Wars” is everywhere. With the recent release of “The Force Awakens,” everyone from die-hard to casual fans are analyzing all aspects of the movie, from the posters to...
As a faculty member of the University of Missouri system, I have watched with a mixture of amazement and horror at the events that have unfolded since Nov. 9, when a relatively small group of student protestors at UM-Columbia forced the resignation of...
By Robert A. Cohn, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published December 30, 2015
“Month follow month with woe, and year wake year to sorrow.”— Percy Bysshe Shelley The secular year of 2015 of the Common Era is coming to an end, and we welcome its conclusion with a sense of relief and exhaustion. Back in the 1960s, the British...
Balanced reporting neededWhatever the merits of the Israeli “Breaking the Silence” group are, coverage in the Jewish Light should be alert to the partisan lobbying efforts to denounce this effort by Israeli veterans as “slandering” Israel’s...
Members of United Synagogue Youth reveling at the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism’s 2015 convention. (Andrew Langdal)BALTIMORE (JTA) — No spoilers here, but you must have noticed by now that “Star Wars” is everywhere. With the recent...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published December 24, 2015
This is a time of great challenge and great opportunity for our Jewish community in St. Louis, in Europe and around the world.As a news organization, we have been compelled by events to share some horrific stories about terrorism and violence: stabbings...
