JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
• Published December 27, 2018
As he leaves his job as president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, Andrew Rehfeld is exchanging one daunting position for an even more demanding responsibility.On April 1, when he becomes the 13th president of Hebrew Union College-Jewish...
By Scott Berzon, Executive Director
• Published December 21, 2018
As 2018 comes to a close, I want to thank our readers, advertisers and donors for a year unlike any other in our history. That may sound like a very bold claim, but the culmination of many factors made it so. I’d like to begin however, with an end-of-year...
In 2013, a NBC News report on the payday loan industry included the story of Raymond, a Boise, Idaho resident, who depended on Social Security benefits to make ends meet. When his car broke down, Raymond turned to an Internet payday lender for a 14-day...
By Rabbi Lori Levine
• Published December 21, 2018
There are certain things that some of us don’t discuss in polite conversation. Religion. Politics. Money. Maybe sickness. We certainly do not talk about death. However, at some point in our lives we become aware of our mortality. To be human means...
JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
• Published December 21, 2018
Preventing legitimate voters from going to the polls is bad, but rejecting the will of the voters after elections are settled may be even worse.Consider what’s happening in Missouri, Wisconsin and Michigan.In Missouri, voters who opposed right-to-work...
Our sense of security was shaken in late October on that horrible Shabbat morning when a gunman walked into the Tree of Life Congregation in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh and took 11 precious lives.While our sense of security was damaged,...
JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
• Published December 13, 2018
Chamsim is Arabic for “sandstorm,” and that term is an apt metaphor for the always-roiling Middle East. Consider these major ongoing developments:• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, are in legal jeopardy. Israeli...
Editor’s Note: Chris Koster delivered a speech at the U. City Shul Gala on Nov. 18. This commentary was drawn from that speech.By Chris KosterMany years ago, I grew up in this neighborhood [North and South Road near Delmar Boulevard], and I’d walk...
Bipartisan support for global health initiativesThe Jewish Light’s Nov. 14 editorial “Election Day: Show me two Missouris” notes that “non-partisan” coalitions, such as the laudable efforts of State Sen. Jill Schupp to reach across the aisle,...
By Rabbi Jonah ZinnFinding meaning in the experiences of our biblical ancestors is an age-old struggle. With each weekly Torah reading, we seek to discern how these stories are relevant to our lives. These tales help us learn about ourselves. They provide...
JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
• Published November 29, 2018
Maybe you missed it if you were celebrating with family and friends last week but, during the holiday rush, President Donald Trump managed to call attention to himself in usual ways. Asked what he was most thankful for, he said he was most thankful for...
“Superman, can you fix my country?”The small, sad voice echoed through the silence. It felt like everything in the room stopped at that moment. It was Superhero Week at the Jewish Coalition for New Americans (JCNA) summer camp. The half-day four-week...
