JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
• Published August 15, 2012
In the Hebrew Bible, God tells us, “Behold, I have set before you good and evil, life and death,” and adds, “therefore, choose life!” Within the past 10 days, our nation and the world have witnessed a cascade of horrific episodes in which evil...
BY ELLEN FUTTERMAN, EDITOR
• Published August 15, 2012
In mid-June, my wonderful stepson, Jesse, proposed marriage to his wonderful girlfriend, Cody. The wedding is planned for next June, and I think I’m as excited for the occasion as Jesse and Cody, mostly because I feel very deeply that these two are...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published January 4, 2012
St. Louis had a year of ups and downs in 2011, saying farewell to some beloved communal leaders, one local congregation and two longtime kosher mainstays. The community pulled together in response to the tragic devastation of the tornado that struck Joplin....
According to the Jewish Community Relations Council, during the weeks of May 23 and May 30, members of the St. Louis Jewish community collected and sorted clothing, personal care products, baby supplies and other items and drove a total of 14 large vehicles...
By Victoria Siegel, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 1, 2011
It took just a little over 48 hours for the staff and a few members of United Hebrew Congregation in Creve Coeur to respond to an urgent request from the sole synagogue in tornado-ravaged Joplin. Through the generosity of St. Louisans and the speed and...
By Victoria Siegel, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published June 1, 2011
A week after visiting Joplin to aid with recovery and rescue efforts following the tornado, Rabbi Yehuda Weg, of Chabad of Tulsa, still can't wrap his head around the devastation of the tornado that took at least 139 lives. "I've lived here for 24 years...
