Josefin Dolsten Archives - St. Louis Jewish Light

Rabbi Shais Rishon, an Orthodox anti-racism advocate, is turning his gaze to Jewish texts

Josefin Dolsten
Published March 8, 2021

‘It’s a call to action’: A Yiddish theater company puts on a Sinclair Lewis play that imagines US falling into authoritarianism

Josefin Dolsten
Published October 28, 2020

A small but growing number of Orthodox rabbis are officiating same-sex weddings

Josefin Dolsten
Published October 28, 2020

For the first time ever, Stockholm has a Swedish-born rabbi

Josefin Dolsten
Published October 23, 2020

Some queer Jews are finding meaning in the laws of family purity, traditionally observed by married Orthodox couples

Josefin Dolsten
Published October 21, 2020

Top Palestinian official Saeb Erekat in ‘critical’ condition with COVID-19 in Israeli hospital

Josefin Dolsten
Published October 19, 2020

When Christian is Jewish: Living a Jewish life with a non-Jewish name

Josefin Dolsten
Published October 14, 2020

Israeli Orthodox leader: Judaism does not forbid same-sex couples from building a family

Josefin Dolsten
Published October 12, 2020

Sukkot, the pandemic and a lynching come together in a multiracial Jewish dancer’s new art installation

Josefin Dolsten
Published September 30, 2020

Sweden allocates $1.1 million to start work on its first Holocaust museum

Josefin Dolsten
Published September 29, 2020

An Orthodox multiracial family in Montana wants to break taboos about adoption

Josefin Dolsten
Published September 24, 2020

How Ruth Bader Ginsburg went from the Notorious RBG to Ruth the Tzaddik

Josefin Dolsten
Published September 22, 2020

Jews have lived in Bahrain for 140 years. The country’s peace deal with Israel changes their lives.

Josefin Dolsten
Published September 15, 2020

Yeshiva University rejects LGBTQ club, saying it will support students in other ways

Josefin Dolsten
Published September 4, 2020

Los Angeles pop-up The Bad Jew serves ‘porkstrami’ and other nonkosher takes on Jewish deli food

Josefin Dolsten
Published August 31, 2020

‘It’s not the same and everybody knows it’: Jewish campus life goes virtual

Josefin Dolsten
Published August 27, 2020

Taking a page from ‘Vagina Monologues,’ a new book explores taboos around women’s sexuality and gender in the Orthodox world

Josefin Dolsten
Published August 17, 2020

They thought a Jewish school in Oakland would be able to accommodate their gender-fluid child. It wasn’t that simple.

Josefin Dolsten
Published August 13, 2020

In a diplomatic breakthrough, Israel normalizes ties with United Arab Emirates and suspends West Bank annexation

Josefin Dolsten
Published August 13, 2020

This Holocaust survivor turned architect designed a memorial honoring Albanians who saved Jews

Josefin Dolsten
Published August 11, 2020

A rabbi and dad is starting an online Jewish day school to help families get through the pandemic

Josefin Dolsten
Published August 3, 2020

They wanted to convert to Judaism, but the mikvahs were closed. So instead they went to Jewish summer camp.

Josefin Dolsten
Published July 29, 2020

The Jewish Book Council’s annual event goes virtual — and offers a peek into authors’ living rooms

Josefin Dolsten
Published July 17, 2020

Jewish communities are finally paying attention to Jews of color. Here’s the long road to how they got there.

Josefin Dolsten
Published July 15, 2020

Bari Weiss, opinion editor with anti-Semitism focus, resigns from The New York Times

Josefin Dolsten
Published July 14, 2020

What it’s like to start a job as a rabbi mid-pandemic

Josefin Dolsten
Published July 8, 2020

Los Angeles has a major homelessness problem. These Jewish groups are helping by opening their parking lots.

Josefin Dolsten
Published July 2, 2020

Becoming a rebbetzin: What it’s like to come out as transgender when you’re married to the rabbi

Josefin Dolsten
Published June 30, 2020

Inside Elat Market: The store at the nexus of Los Angeles’ Persian Jewish community

Josefin Dolsten
Published June 15, 2020

Persian Jews are coming out of the closet and breaking down long-held taboos in their community

Josefin Dolsten
Published June 15, 2020

‘We have to be there’: 5 Jews on taking part in the George Floyd protests

Josefin Dolsten
Published June 5, 2020

130 Jewish groups, ‘outraged’ by George Floyd killing, pledge to fight systemic racism

Josefin Dolsten
Published June 2, 2020

John Eaves wants to be the first black and Jewish member of Congress

Josefin Dolsten
Published June 1, 2020

‘Believe us’: Black Jews respond to the George Floyd protests, in their own words

Josefin Dolsten
Published May 31, 2020

These kosher NYC restaurants have closed permanently since March

Josefin Dolsten
Published May 19, 2020

Conservative movement allows livestreaming on Shabbat and holidays during pandemic

Josefin Dolsten
Published May 14, 2020

Their own lockdown: How Swedish Jews are dealing with the country’s lax coronavirus policy

Josefin Dolsten
Published May 14, 2020

This Jewish medical student is helping reduce racial disparities in coronavirus testing

Josefin Dolsten
Published May 14, 2020

This Jewish lawyer is dressing as the Grim Reaper to protest Florida beach reopenings

Josefin Dolsten
Published May 8, 2020

For those in the process of becoming Jewish, the pandemic means delayed or altered conversions

Josefin Dolsten
Published May 7, 2020

Young Jews are falling in love during the pandemic — without having met in person

Josefin Dolsten
Published May 4, 2020

‘We don’t have time’: Rabbi launches Jewish climate change initiative during coronavirus crisis

Josefin Dolsten
Published April 29, 2020

A Paris chef is making mouthwatering kosher meals for Jewish doctors and nurses — for free

Josefin Dolsten
Published April 27, 2020

Throwing candy at the computer: What celebrating your bat mitzvah looks like in the time of the coronavirus

Josefin Dolsten
Published April 24, 2020

Some governors are letting houses of worship reopen. Synagogues aren’t going for it.

Josefin Dolsten
Published April 23, 2020

Rosh Hashanah by Zoom? Synagogues are already planning for a socially distanced High Holidays

Josefin Dolsten
Published April 21, 2020

With services online, many synagogues are seeing greater attendance — at least for now

Josefin Dolsten
Published April 20, 2020

Revising previous guidance, Orthodox groups say no shared Passover seders should take place

Josefin Dolsten
Published April 6, 2020

6 Jewish coronavirus initiatives you can support from home

Josefin Dolsten
Published April 1, 2020

A Jewish day school turns its art center into a medical face shield factory

Josefin Dolsten
Published March 31, 2020

Why Jewish communities are keeping mikvahs open amid the coronavirus outbreak — for now

Josefin Dolsten
Published March 20, 2020

To stop the coronavirus, New Jersey rabbis decide to shut down their Jewish community

Josefin Dolsten
Published March 12, 2020

Preparing for the ‘worst-case scenario’: Jewish aid groups scramble amid the coronavirus outbreak

Josefin Dolsten
Published March 11, 2020

From ‘Spock’ greetings to chopstick Torah pointers, synagogues are rethinking practices amid the coronavirus outbreak

Josefin Dolsten
Published March 10, 2020

A 4th-generation Vermont Orthodox Jew is starting the state’s first Jewish day school

Josefin Dolsten
Published March 2, 2020

Jeffrey Epstein ‘played no meaningful role’ as Wexner Foundation trustee, independent review concludes

Josefin Dolsten
Published February 25, 2020

The US Holocaust Museum asked New Yorkers for their family artifacts from WWII. Here are 9 incredible donations.

Josefin Dolsten
Published February 21, 2020

New York City’s latest tactic to combat anti-Semitism: An ad campaign featuring diverse Jewish New Yorkers

Josefin Dolsten
Published February 19, 2020

Conservative movement apologizes for list of innovative rabbis that featured only men

Josefin Dolsten
Published February 14, 2020

In Sweden, where anti-Semitism has risen, ‘Big Brother’ catches contestants confessing Jew hatred

Josefin Dolsten
Published February 14, 2020

2 years after the deadly school shooting, Jews in Parkland say they still don’t feel secure

Josefin Dolsten
Published February 14, 2020

Report that Les Wexner ignored harassment at Victoria’s Secret renews misgivings among recipients of his prestigious Jewish fellowship

Josefin Dolsten
Published February 10, 2020

Jews fleeing Cuba made Miami their home. Now a synagogue they built is struggling.

Josefin Dolsten
Published February 4, 2020

Trump’s Middle East peace plan has 99 problems, but Israeli engineers say a tunnel ain’t one

Josefin Dolsten
Published January 29, 2020

Prominent liberal writer Peter Beinart leaves Forward for progressive Jewish Currents

Josefin Dolsten
Published January 29, 2020

Republican Jewish group endorses Trump’s peace plan while J Street says it would ensure Israeli ‘illegal’ occupation ‘becomes permanent’

Josefin Dolsten
Published January 28, 2020

Morocco opens $1.5 million center dedicated to Jewish culture in city of Essaouira

Josefin Dolsten
Published January 24, 2020

Meet the Jewish travel blogger who soon will have visited every country

Josefin Dolsten
Published January 16, 2020

500 rabbis and Jewish leaders call for action against climate change

Josefin Dolsten
Published January 15, 2020

The granddaughter of a Cambodian princess had a bat mitzvah

Josefin Dolsten
Published January 14, 2020

Jason Greenblatt, Trump’s former Middle East negotiator, isn’t sure that Israelis and Palestinians are ready for peace

Josefin Dolsten
Published January 14, 2020

New York is trying to reform the Orthodox yeshiva system, which some graduates say barely taught them to speak English

Josefin Dolsten
Published January 13, 2020

Teens at a mostly African-American school in Brooklyn have questions about Jews. A class about the Holocaust provides some answers.

Josefin Dolsten
Published January 9, 2020

Sen. Tom Cotton accuses Soros-funded think tank of fostering anti-Semitism

Josefin Dolsten
Published January 8, 2020

How Miami became a haven for Venezuelan Jews

Josefin Dolsten
Published January 7, 2020

What is causing the rise in anti-Semitism in New York?

Josefin Dolsten
Published January 2, 2020

New York Democrats condemn anti-Semitic attacks, but admit they’re not sure why they are happening

Josefin Dolsten
Published January 2, 2020

‘Trust Exercise’ author Susan Choi on why she hasn’t explored her Jewish background in her writing

Josefin Dolsten
Published December 20, 2019

Jersey City official refers to Jewish ‘brutes,’ asks if residents are ‘brave enough’ to explore shooters’ message

Josefin Dolsten
Published December 17, 2019

Jersey City’s Jewish mayor didn’t wait to call the kosher store shooting an anti-Semitic attack. Here’s why.

Josefin Dolsten
Published December 13, 2019

Officials believe Jersey City shooters were motivated by anti-Semitic and anti-police views

Josefin Dolsten
Published December 12, 2019

Hillary Clinton urges Jewish labor activists not to ‘walk away’ ahead of 2020

Josefin Dolsten
Published December 9, 2019

Jewish groups denounced Trump’s insinuations about Jewish wealth. So why do some say they went easy on him?

Josefin Dolsten
Published December 9, 2019

Speaking to Israeli-American group, Trump slams Jews who ‘don’t love Israel enough’

Josefin Dolsten
Published December 7, 2019

Brown U committee urges divesting from companies ‘facilitating human rights abuses in Palestine’

Josefin Dolsten
Published December 3, 2019

Kamala Harris drops out of 2020 presidential race

Josefin Dolsten
Published December 3, 2019

Israeli stamps show the first Torah scroll flown in space

Josefin Dolsten
Published November 26, 2019

New Arab group says it’s time to stop boycotting Israel

Josefin Dolsten
Published November 22, 2019

Sacha Baron Cohen calls social media ‘the greatest propaganda machine in history’

Josefin Dolsten
Published November 21, 2019

Meet the Puerto Rican Jew behind the El Bloombito parody Twitter account

Josefin Dolsten
Published November 20, 2019

In Veterans Day address, Trump told story of American who defied Nazi command to identify Jewish soldiers

Josefin Dolsten
Published November 13, 2019

These Jews made Time magazine’s new list of ‘rising stars’

Josefin Dolsten
Published November 13, 2019

The Actors’ Temple: Inside the synagogue where Broadway’s biggest stars used to pray

Josefin Dolsten
Published November 12, 2019

Jewish Federations holding invitation-only conference instead of annual General Assembly

Josefin Dolsten
Published November 6, 2019

A Jewish photographer has been capturing Alexander Vindman and his twin for nearly 4 decades

Josefin Dolsten
Published November 6, 2019

A Chabad couple in New Jersey built an immersive village for kids with autism

Josefin Dolsten
Published October 31, 2019

‘Super-juicy’ TV show about Benjamin Netanyahu in the works

Josefin Dolsten
Published October 31, 2019

Presidential hopeful Michael Bennet: I think about my family’s experience during the Holocaust every day

Josefin Dolsten
Published October 29, 2019

Reform movement’s rabbinical school inaugurates Andrew Rehfeld as president

Josefin Dolsten
Published October 29, 2019

University of Illinois student government passes resolution saying anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism are different

Josefin Dolsten
Published October 28, 2019