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St. Louis Jewish Light
A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light
A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light
All content by By RABBI AVI SHAFRAN
Rabbi Avi Shafran

Secular Jews are starting to understand the haredi Orthodox—thanks to Israeli TV

By Rabbi Avi Shafran
Published July 6, 2020
By Rabbi Avi Shafran

What the Pew report got wrong about religious restrictions in Israel

By Rabbi Avi Shafran
Published August 1, 2019
Rabbi Avi Shafran

In Judaism, abortion is not a right, and pregnancy is a responsibility

By Rabbi Avi Shafran
Published June 6, 2019

Emanuel school furor about religiosity, not ethnic segregation

By Rabbi Avi Shafran
Published June 23, 2010

Is sacredness of human life being defined away?

BY RABBI AVI SHAFRAN
Published July 7, 2008

Jewish value of life upheld in ruling on abortion

BY RABBI AVI SHAFRAN
Published April 23, 2007

Jewish education is the vaccine against conversion-itis

ECHAD RESOURCES
Published July 13, 2006

Assisted suicide ruling a moral chasm

BY RABBI AVI SHAFRAN
Published January 31, 2006

We are all trapped miners!

By Rabbi Avi Shafran
Published January 6, 2006

Don’t let intelligence go to our heads

By RABBI AVI SHAFRAN
Published September 16, 2005
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