(JTA) – Alabama and Georgia have passed laws recently that limit or forbid abortions in unprecedented ways, joining a growing number of states that are attempting to dramatically restrict abortion access.During these charged times, it is appropriate...
Former B’nai El leader responds to storyRegarding the Light’s May 1 story on the Miriam Foundation’s purchase and use of the former B’nai El Congregation building, I would like to correct Westwood chairman Fred Berger’s statements in this...
PITTSBURGH — The April 27 shooting at the Chabad of Poway, which left one woman dead and three people injured, was a devastating tragedy for the American Jewish community.As an Israeli expat who has made a home in Pittsburgh, it made me feel more vulnerable...
By Nancy Litz and Glenn Northern
• Published May 16, 2019
In the emotionally charged discussions around reproductive freedom, it can seem that people of faith universally support extreme, restrictive proposals like those currently before the Missouri Legislature. As people deeply committed to our respective...
(JTA) — Republican lawmakers like Rep. Lee Zeldin were criticized, deservedly, for distorting Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s comments about the Holocaust by suggesting she said that she gets a “calming feeling” when she thinks about the genocide.If you...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Recent assertions made by Rep. Rashida Tlaib regarding the Holocaust and the establishment of the State of Israel have no foundation in the historical record.In this imagined version of history, after the Holocaust, the Jews were awarded...
By Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt
• Published May 9, 2019
MOSCOW — Whether it’s a white supremacist targeting praying Jews, blacks or Muslims, or an Islamic radical committed to killing Christians on Easter Sunday, it has become very trendy to attack houses of worship.In Europe, synagogues unfortunately...
On our third day in New Orleans my teen group spent the morning volunteering at the Second Harvest Food Bank. That afternoon, we walked into a local grocery store in the Lower Ninth Ward where the group was greeted by the owner, Burnell. Over the...
Response to commentary In reference to the commentary (April 24) entitled “Why Republicans shouldn’t expect to win over Jewish vote,” from Rabbi Yonason Goldson:Rabbi Goldson posits that most Jews (and by most, he means liberal) will never vote...
Independence Day commemorates the establishment of Israel as an independent Jewish state. This inspirational declaration was announced on May 14, 1948 by the Jewish leadership, led by future Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion. Israelis take great pride...
Chabad director thanks community for supportMy colleagues, the leaders of the four Chabad centers in the Greater St. Louis region, and I were profoundly touched by the outpouring of support and solidarity whih we received from all segments of the community,...
MOSCOW (JTA) — Whether it’s a white supremacist targeting praying Jews, blacks or Muslims, or an Islamic radical committed to killing Christians on Easter Sunday, it has become very trendy to attack houses of worship.In Europe, synagogues unfortunately...
