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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

This Torah story reveals the hidden key to true happiness

This Torah story reveals the hidden key to true happiness

By Rabbi James Stone GoodmanPublished September 12, 2024

Ki Teitzei means when you leave. When we leave our expectations over the messes great and little, some we have made, some made for us. When we cease to compare the what-it-is to the what-we-wanted or the-way-it-was-supposed-to-be. When we leave behind...

Rabbi Noah Arnow

Helping others helps us remember our roots

RABBI NOAH ARNOWPublished September 9, 2022

How many times have you heard the sermon about how, as Jews, we are commanded to remember and care for the widow, the orphan and the stranger because we were strangers in the land of Egypt?  Sometimes, the goal is to urge action: “Remember that...

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