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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 CARNIE SHALOM ROSE

Moving from the particular to the universal: The highest calling for the Jewish People?

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published March 30, 2021
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose is the Rabbi Bernard Lipnick Senior Rabbinic Chair at Congregation B’nai Amoona. Rabbi Rose is a member of the St. Louis Rabbinical and Cantorial Association, which coordinates the d’var Torah for the Jewish Light. 

Second chances: Jewish tradition smiles on mulligans

BY RABBI CARNIE SHALOM ROSE
Published March 4, 2021
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose is the Rabbi Bernard Lipnick Senior Rabbinic Chair at Congregation B’nai Amoona. Rabbi Rose is a member of the St. Louis Rabbinical and Cantorial Association, which coordinates the d’var Torah for the Jewish Light. 

Sinai Revelation reverberates in world through us

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published February 10, 2021
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose is The Rabbi Bernard Lipnick Senior Rabbinic Chair at Congregation B’nai Amoona and a member of the St. Louis Rabbinical and Cantorial Association.

It’s more than OK to be proud to be Jewish

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published December 17, 2020
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose is The Rabbi Bernard Lipnick Senior Rabbinic Chair at Congregation B’nai Amoona and a member of the St. Louis Rabbinical and Cantorial Association.

True, mature faith has no place for quid pro quos

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published November 25, 2020
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose

Parashat Lech-Lecha – With ‘wonder and amazement,’ we see hope within chaos

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published October 28, 2020
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose is The Rabbi Bernard Lipnick Senior Rabbinic Chair at Congregation B’nai Amoona and a member of the St. Louis Rabbinical and Cantorial Association.

Mandating joy? Fake it until you make it!

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published October 8, 2020
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose is The Rabbi Bernard Lipnick Senior Rabbinic Chair at Congregation B’nai Amoona and a member of the St. Louis Rabbinical and Cantorial Association.

Recognizing our blessings requires pursuit of goodness

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published September 4, 2020
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose

Elevating Elul

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published August 20, 2020
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose is The Rabbi Bernard Lipnick Senior Rabbinic Chair at Congregation B’nai Amoona and a member of the St. Louis Rabbinical and Cantorial Association.

Blessing and curses each carry Divine blessings

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published August 13, 2020
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose

Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose: Address to Mirowitz graduates

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published June 5, 2020
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose

Unique Shavuot is celebrated every day of our lives

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published May 28, 2020
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose

Finding the words to comfort the afflicted

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published April 14, 2020
An illustration from the Conservative Movement's Passover Haggadah, Feast of Freedom.

Passover isolation is an opportunity for self-analysis

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published April 8, 2020
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose

Let Passover begin our release from the coronavirus plague

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published April 2, 2020
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose

Let our children emulate Efraim and Menasheh

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published January 9, 2020
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose

Abraham built solid foundation for generations of descendants

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published November 7, 2019
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose

Balancing individual, collective fulfillment

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published August 15, 2019
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose

Transcending the squabbles to profound joy

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published June 6, 2019
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose

Torah: Divinely ordained as a gift to flesh and blood

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published May 30, 2019
By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose

Powerful Passover seder connects us with our ancestors

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published April 11, 2019
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose

Torah portion invites close reading, deep thinking

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published January 3, 2019
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose holds the Rabbi Bernard Lipnick Senior Rabbinic Chair of Congregation B’nai Amoona in St. Louis and is a member of the St. Louis Rabbinical Association, which coordinates the weekly d’var Torah for the Jewish Light. 

The hidden lesson of a corrupted Vav

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published July 5, 2018
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose holds the Rabbi Bernard Lipnick Senior Rabbinic Chair at Congregation B’nai Amoona in St. Louis.

Shavuot: Re-encountering the epiphany

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published May 10, 2018
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose holds the Rabbi Bernard Lipnick Senior Rabbinic Chair at Congregation B’nai Amoona in St. Louis.

Passover inspires collective yearning for freedom

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published March 30, 2017
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose holds the Rabbi Bernard Lipnick Senior Rabbinic Chair at Congregation B’nai Amoona in St. Louis.

The mitzvot of Purim

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published February 22, 2017
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose is the Rabbi Bernard Lipnick Senior Rabbinic Chair at Congregation B’nai Amoona in Creve Coeur.

Finding strength, courage in tradition

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published January 11, 2017
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose holds the Rabbi Bernard Lipnick Senior Rabbinic Chair at Congregation B’nai Amoona, and is a member of the St. Louis Rabbinical Association. 

Purim: Playful and transcendent

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published February 26, 2015
B'nai Amoona's Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose

Struggling with sacrifice

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published March 5, 2014
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose holds the Rabbi Bernard Lipnick Senior Rabbinic Chair at Congregation B’nai Amoona, and is a member of the St. Louis Rabbinical Association. 

‘Jacob lived’ — and continues to live

BY RABBI CARNIE SHALOM ROSE
Published December 11, 2013
B'nai Amoona's Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose

The human is a tree of the field: the quest for rootedness

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published August 22, 2012
B'nai Amoona's Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose

A reflection on Shavout

BY RABBI CARNIE SHALOM ROSE
Published May 16, 2012
B'nai Amoona's Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose

Through the eyes of a child—understanding God’s messages

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published April 4, 2012
B'nai Amoona's Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose

Visit to Kotel stirs memories

BY RABBI CARNIE SHALOM ROSE
Published August 3, 2011
B'nai Amoona's Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose

Parashah has special meaning this year for B’nai Amoona rabbi

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Published June 1, 2011

Mourning Moses, honoring family

BY RABBI CARNIE SHALOM ROSE
Published February 3, 2010

Keeping heaven and earth in heart and mind

BY RABBI CARNIE SHALOM ROSE
Published September 24, 2009

The number four has mystic meaning

BY RABBI CARNIE SHALOM ROSE
Published April 1, 2008
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