(JNS) A Jewish man from Ann Arbor, Mich., is hoping that the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether anti-Jewish protesters outside a local synagogue on Shabbat morning violate his right to freely practice religion.
“I think Jews have to stand up...
BY BARBARA BALLINGER AND MARGARET CRANE, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published February 15, 2022
We all make mistakes. At our advanced ages, we—and most others—could stretch our “sorry” for “oops, I didn’t mean that” clear across the country and back, maybe several times.
However, we’re not talking only about the many ways we use...
Aviya Kushner, The Forward
• Published January 18, 2022
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The dramatic 16-day courtroom trial, which ended with a whopping $26 million in damages...
BARBARA BALLINGER AND MARGARET CRANE, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published January 18, 2022
We’ve faced a dilemma that challenges many other women and men of our vintage. How do we refer to the men we date when we’re out in public and want to introduce them? Same challenge arises whether you’re a woman dating another woman or a man dating...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published January 10, 2022
After you finish Juilliard with your master’s in 2023, what is your next goal?
In the near future, I will start taking orchestra auditions wherever there are seats that are open. If it’s the St. Louis Symphony, that’s my dream to start there.
You...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published January 5, 2022
"Throughout the centuries Jews have used humor to cope with their history of trauma and stress. In fact, they have been sharpening their wits for over two thousand years and have always used jokes and humorous characterizations as teaching aids and as...
Harley Hammerman, Special For the St. Louis Jewish Light
• Published January 2, 2022
There is an amazing website called Lost Tables, dedicated to celebrating the restaurants of our past. We are partnering with the site’s creator Harley Hammerman and celebrating these wonderful stories. Hammerman and his wife Marlene are members of Shaare...
Ellen Futterman and Jordan Palmer, St. Louis Jewish Light
• Published January 2, 2022
Heading into 2021, many of us felt certain that it would be an easier year than the one we were leaving behind – the one that introduced us to the coronavirus and its various variant cousins. But here it is, another new year, and COVID, unfortunately,...
Rabbi James Stone Goodman, Central Reform Congregation
• Published December 21, 2021
Before Exodus 2:24-25 (G-d heard their cry. . .and G-d saw"), there is little mention of G-d in the first few chapters of the Book of Exodus. G-d was not personally involved (hashgacha pratit in Hebrew) with Israel, as it were, but allowed events to...
Yiddish has style.
The style comes not just from the incredibly humorous sounding words, but from the literal way our great-great-grandparents, great-grandparents, and grandparents sounded when they said the words. We're referring to their voices and...
Bill Motchan, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published December 16, 2021
When is it OK to mislead, deceive or outright lie? What causes hate? How should a person deal with a friend or relative who dismisses COVID-19 protection?
A weekly podcast tackles these weighty questions — and some lighter ones. “The Rabbi and the...
