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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

David Bernstein is president and CEO of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, the representative voice of the Jewish community relations movement. Follow him on Twitter @DavidLBernstein.

Intersectionality excludes and includes. Jews must learn the difference.

By David Bernstein, JTAPublished July 20, 2017

Last year, I wrote an opinion piece for JTA about a term and a trend few Jews over the age of 30 had ever heard of: intersectionality. Coined in the late 1980s, intersectionality posits that various forms of oppression — racism, sexism, classism, ableism...

Cheshvan is Jewish Social Action Month: JCRC sponsors activities

Published October 13, 2010

The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) and its Bohm Social Justice Initiative will be sponsoring several activities continuing through November to celebrate Cheshvan, Jewish Social Action Month. Jewish Social Action Month (JSAM) is a global initiative...

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