Maharat Rori Picker Neiss, JCRC, Joel Iskiwitch, JCRC
• Published December 21, 2023
We have been horrified over the past weeks to bear witness to antisemitic tropes used to cast aspersions on Jewish political candidates in Missouri.
This month, State Representative Sarah Unsicker attacked her erstwhile opponents in the Missouri Attorney...
For years, she has stared at me every time I walk down my hallway.
Gustel, barely 14 years old, stands out among her nine sisters, which include my late husband’s Oma Sophie, in the one remaining family photo from Germany taken in 1910.
Self-assured...
By Maharat Rori Picker Neiss
• Published December 21, 2023
Were I to be the director of the film version of our biblical stories, a moment in this week’s Torah portion would certainly be one that I would design as a climax.
We open with a speech by Judah, the longest oration in the Book of Genesis, as he...
To the signatories of the open letter to Jewish organizations: you address your concerns to the wrong party. The war in Gaza could end today if Hamas released the hostages and surrendered.
You present a one-sided history of the Arab-Israeli conflict,...
On Dec. 6, the Jewish Light published a letter signed by 75+ Jews who expressed concern with the organizations that raised them and quoted “facts” regarding the war between Israel and Hamas. Below is a response to some of the points in the letter.
Claim:...
To the 75-plus signatories of the open letter to Jewish organizations in St. Louis and the surrounding area:
After reading your letter a few times to better understand where you are coming from, I would like to respond. I was not the rabbi who raised...
BY RABBI ELIZABETH HERSH
• Published December 14, 2023
“And removing his signet ring from his hand, Pharaoh put it on Joseph’s hand; and he had him dressed in robes of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck.” (Genesis 41:42)
Joseph arrived in Egypt as a slave and rose to the second...
Miriam Friedman Morris, Special To The Jewish Light
• Published December 11, 2023
This article first appeared in the Times Of Israel and is republished here with permission.
Living in peace in Israel has been a challenge since the beginning of the Jewish State. Our enemies try to wipe us off this earth Because We Are Jews! Our fight...
American K-12 education has reached new depths in terms of academic achievement. The signs are everywhere in plummeting proficiency scores across all subject areas.
The National Assessment of Educational Progress reports that just 13% and 20% of eighth-graders...
To the Jewish organizations that raised us:
We walked your halls in preschool, learned Hebrew in your classrooms, became b’nai mitzvah in your sanctuaries, and led your youth group boards. We were your campers and later, your counselors. We prayed...
For the past 15 years, I’ve had the pleasure of working alongside my wife. People often ask us whether it’s difficult to live and work together, and the truth is I really can’t imagine it any other way. We both like to talk about everything from...
By Ryan Snyder, Junior, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
• Published December 6, 2023
The day of Oct. 7th was one that did not play out how I expected. What started off as a normal day for me as Jewish high schooler was flipped on its head when I awoke to the news that Israel was under attack and at war. It took a while for me to assess...
