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
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 ZE’EV SMASON
Election 2024: How should we respond?

Election 2024: How should we respond?

By Rabbi Ze’ev Smason
Published November 22, 2024
Protesters at the White House on Oct. 16, 2023, call for a cease-fire to the Israel-Hamas war.

Are young American Jews and Israel drifting apart?

By Rabbi Ze’ev Smason
Published September 25, 2024
Exploring the Jewish perspective on prayer for the terminally ill

Exploring the Jewish perspective on prayer for the terminally ill

By Rabbi Ze’ev Smason
Published July 25, 2024
A Rabbi, a Nun, and the ensuring a Jewish Burial

A Rabbi, a Nun, and the ensuring a Jewish Burial

By Rabbi Ze’ev Smason
Published May 22, 2024

Choose life: Jewish law forbids abortion except to save the mother

By Rabbi Ze’ev Smason
Published April 3, 2024
A wonderful example of the true heart of the Jewish people 

A wonderful example of the true heart of the Jewish people 

By Rabbi Ze’ev Smason
Published January 10, 2024
Dictionary definition of antisemitism.

Antisemitism: Why the Jews?

By Rabbi Ze’ev Smason
Published November 9, 2023

Look to ‘eternal truths of the Torah’ for Jewish view of marriage, family

BY RABBI ZE’EV SMASON
Published July 13, 2023
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