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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

Moments of grace: A Jewish journey toward righteousness and peace”

Moments of grace: A Jewish journey toward righteousness and peace”

Rabbi Elizabeth HershPublished October 31, 2025

This summer I read a novel entitled Finding Grace. Long after I finished the book, I thought about the word “grace” and what it means in a Jewish context. My Christian friends use the word and in a Jewish circle, I am told it is a “Christian”...

D'var Torah: Maybe the Tower of Babel wasn’t so bad

D’var Torah: Maybe the Tower of Babel wasn’t so bad

RABBI DAVID A. REINHARTPublished October 27, 2022

This week’s Torah portion, Parashat Noach, tells the story of the eponymous Noah. Over six chapters (Genesis 6:9-11:32) and 153 verses, we read of Noah, the flood, the dove and olive branch, God’s promise to never again destroy the world and,...

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