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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

The importance of ‘Shalom Bayit’

By Rabbi Dale Schreiber • Published May 30, 2012

Naso is the longest portion in the weekly readings of Torah with 176 verses. After detailing the priestly purpose in the book of Leviticus, we come to the Book of Numbers and guess what? The first two portions begin with a census. Naso begins with an...

Rabbi Justin Kerber serves Temple Emanuel and is a member of the St. Louis Rabbinical Association. 

Haftarah offers new dimensions to understanding weekly parsha

BY RABBI JUSTIN KERBER • Published July 20, 2011

My Shabbat morning Torah study has become a highlight of my week at Temple Emanuel. We meet for study and discussion of the weekly Torah portion, but the fun of our learning lies in the loose, freewheeling nature of our discussions.This year, we have...

Rabbi Lane Steinger

Border, limits are the themes of Parashat ‘Sh’lach L’cha’

By Rabbi Lane Steinger • Published June 15, 2011

This week's Torah Portion, Sh'lach L'cha, Numbers 13:1-15:41, is all about borders, boundaries and limits. The Sidrah starts with the story of the scouts, twelve in all, one leader from each tribe, dispatched by Moses at God's behest across the Jordan...

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