NEW YORK — Opposition to vaccination on political and religious grounds has been swaying parents across the country to refuse immunizations for their children. Recently this has resulted in two of the largest measles outbreaks in New York’s history,...

(JTA) — A Facebook friend is looking for nominations for the Great Hanukkah Song. I’m not impressed by the answers.The classics — “Maoz Tzur (Rock of Ages),” “Oh Hanukkah Oh Hanukkah,” “Sevivon” and “I Have a Little Dreidl” — have...

Editor’s Note: Chris Koster delivered a speech at the U. City Shul Gala on Nov. 18. This commentary was drawn from that speech.By Chris KosterMany years ago, I grew up in this neighborhood [North and South Road near Delmar Boulevard], and I’d walk...

By Guila Franklin SiegelWASHINGTON, D.C. — On the heels of actress and activist Alyssa Milano’s remarkable statement indicating that she plans to boycott the upcoming 2019 Women’s March because of its leaders’ persistent anti-Semitic behavior,...

Bipartisan support for global health initiativesThe Jewish Light’s Nov. 14 editorial “Election Day: Show me two Missouris” notes that “non-partisan” coalitions, such as the laudable efforts of State Sen. Jill Schupp to reach across the aisle,...

The premise of my blog posts and of my books, Your Retirement Quest(coauthored with Keith Lawrence) and After the Cheering Stops, is that if you have a life plan for retirement, you greatly increase the odds of living the fulfilling retirement you have...

In the past month, several thousand Central American immigrants, mostly from Honduras, have been walking across Mexico toward the United States, hoping to gain entry here.  The question is whether we should grant them asylum as refugees fleeing poverty...

Was the reaction to the mass murders of Jews in Pittsburgh serious enough to alert others to growing anti-Semitism in our country?No. The reaction to this event and growing anti-Semitism is far from serious enough to unlearn the hate in many people, to...

In the aftermath of the Tree of Life shooting in Pittsburgh, debate arose within the Jewish community. Was the non-Jewish response to this attack on a synagogue appropriate? Sufficient?  Too little, too late? Was it just an apologists’ do-over for...

You have finally achieved a healthy, clean meal plan to accompany your fit, active lifestyle.  Now here come the holidays…are you prepared to celebrate mindfully? That treasured “most wonderful time of the year” is upon us. There is a distinct...

As the second year of Donald Trump’s presidency draws to a close — and most especially since last month’s heartbreaking murders of 11 Jewish people at Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh — I must admit that I don’t know whether my president...