WASHINGTON — Early Friday afternoon, I received a call inviting me to the White House to participate in a same-day signing ceremony for legislation authorizing $375 million in Homeland Security grants to help protect synagogues, churches, mosques and...

Ladue incident deserved coverageI always thought the St. Louis Jewish Light was the “voice” of the St. Louis Jewish community. So when a student at Ladue Horton Watkins High Schools shared a poster that she made in school on her social media platforms,...

On Jan. 1, more than 90,000 Jews from around the world gathered at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. at the main worldwide venue to celebrate the 13th cycle of the Siyum HaShas — the completion and celebration of studying the entire Babylonian...

In the groups that I lead for Shalvah on Addiction and No Shande on mental health and mental illness, we are familiar with the subject of suicide. Whenever it comes up it tends to take over the meeting. The meeting is basically a teaching and a sharing,...

OSWIECIM, Poland (JTA) — As the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz approaches, survivors are preparing to gather and commemorate the event, testifying to their faith in life over death. Political and religious leaders from around the...

JERUSALEM — What does one wear to the world’s first women’s Siyum HaShas?The question I posed on social media was a joke, a play on the idea of worrying about surface appearances at any event celebrating women’s achievements. But it also wasn’t...

MONSEY, N.Y. — As Jewish people around the globe were lighting candles in celebration of the 7th night of Hanukkah, the joyous family gatherings in our town were disrupted by the breaking news of a tragedy close to home: At approximately 10 p.m. on...

Public art on the Millstone Campus Regarding the Jan. 8 article “Public art a highlight of reborn Millstone Campus” by Ellen Futterman: We were in Jerusalem when we spied a small 3-D bicyclist sculpture in a store window. We walked into the gallery...

The decision to take our kids to Sunday’s No Hate, No Fear Solidarity March did not come easily. At least, not at first.It’s hard to say what, precisely, gave me pause. My kids are no strangers to social activism — their elementary school is named...

Remembering Peggy Lipton’s legacy I found the Jan. 1 JTA article “9 Inspiring Jews who died in 2019” to be very interesting and inspiring. I am glad you included actress Peggy Lipton, who died at age 72 in May. However, there were two glaring...

JERUSALEM (JTA) — What does one wear to the world’s first women’s Siyum HaShas?The question I posed on social media was a joke, a play on the idea of worrying about surface appearances at any event celebrating women’s achievements. But it also...