All due respect for the three “Godfather” movie collaborations of writer-director Francis Ford Coppola and novelist-screenwriter Mario Puzo, some monstrous acts are not just business. They are most definitely personal.
On Jan. 6, hundreds of frenzied...
As we begin a new year, I wish to reflect on an important but often overlooked word: friendship. In particular, what is the measure of true friendship?There are several standard answers to the question, such as a willingness to go the extra mile to help...
By Rabbi Hershey Novack
• Published February 23, 2021
A recent article in The Atlantic (“The Pandemic Has Erased Entire Categories of Friendship”) focuses on the decline of interactions among “weak social ties” during the COVID-19 pandemic. This refers to the people we know casually – the people...
Amy Grossblatt Pessah
• Published February 16, 2021
How can we even begin to think about preparing for Passover when we are still living in the midst of a pandemic? As we live in the uncertainty of these times and are mostly stuck at home, as the line between work and family is blurred and responsibilities...
By David Suissa, Jewish Journal via JNS
• Published February 10, 2021
Before World War II, there were about 50,000 Jews living in Salonica (or Thessaloniki), the largest Jewish community in Greece. Between March and August 1943, the Germans deported more than 45,000 Jews to the Auschwitz-Birkenau killing camp. Most of the...
By Robert A. Cohn, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published February 10, 2021
George P. Shultz, who served for six eventful years as secretary of state during the Reagan administration, died Saturday, Feb. 7 at age 100.Widely admired for his calm demeanor and intellect, Shultz is given credit across the foreign policy spectrum...
A teaching assistant at Johns Hopkins University polls her social media followers on whether she should fail her pro-Israel students.A student government official at the University of Southern California resigns after a harassment campaign focusing on...
Counterpoints to Rochester columnI am not from St Louis and don’t know the first thing about Marty Rochester, but after reading his latest opinion article (Jan. 27), I know he is just another “ignorant” on the wrong side of history. For some reason,...
From their founding, the St. Louis Blues have had a proud relationship with the local Jewish community, who has supported them for more than 50-years. Today, we begin a new tradition, as the St. Louis Jewish Light recognizes the team's Jewish fan base,...
(JTA) — On Sunday, the Jewish community lost one of the biggest forces fighting for those who are suffering the most.At Amudim, a crisis intervention organization serving the Orthodox Jewish community, we have been humbled by the increasing number of...
No one asked for another "Karate Kid" sequel. Honestly. Nearly twenty years after the third and final film ended ("Karate Kid 3" scored a 15% on Rotten Tomatoes), creator Josh Heald introduced "Cobra Kai" to the world. But this chapter picked up with...
In case you were living under a rock over the weekend, the St. Louis Cardinals traded for a guy named Nolan Arenado on Friday evening. To put it in movie terms, this is when Sylvester Stallone ties the bandana behind his head and saves the day. That's...
