Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has denied involvement in the decision to hold a special Republican caucus in a Nevada county to accommodate Sabbath-observant Jewish voters. Clark County last week moved its Feb. 4 caucus to 7 p.m., six hours after the state's...
More than four of every five Israeli Jews believe in God and three-quarters of Israeli Jews keep kosher, according to a survey. The study, conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute's Guttman Center and paid for by the Avi Chai Foundation, also found...
Before leaving for Israel, I didn't fully understand the deep connection and love people have for it. I had learned a lot about Israel throughout my Jewish education, but I never felt a personal connection with the country or its people. Although I was...
By Matthew Weinstein, JTA
• Published January 22, 2012
PARK CITY, Utah—Call it the Sundance Synaplex. This week, crowds of people will be flocking several times a day to Temple Har Shalom in this picturesque ski town, but they won't be coming for Shacharit, Mincha or Maariv services. Instead, for 10 days...
SYDNEY, Australia – A new Chabad House opened in Queenstown on New Zealand’s South Island just weeks before the organization’s center in Christchurch is razed following last years' devastating earthquake. Rabbi Shmuel Koppel established the...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published January 12, 2012
The birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be marked this year on Monday, Jan. 16. Considering his major accomplishments as the leader of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement - for which he earned a well-deserved Nobel Peace Prize - it is still hard...
Internationally acclaimed musical artist Neshama Carlebach will be the artist-in-residence at "Creating Balance," the Nishmah Women's Retreat on Feb. 10-11 at Pere Marquette Lodge and Conference Center in Grafton, Ill. The retreat offers a unique Shabbat...
Community support helps residents keep Shabbat servicesOnce again the Jewish community has come forward in a time of need.Because of the article in the Jewish Light ("Residents hope concert will keep services afloat," Nov. 23), by Patricia Corrigan that...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published November 16, 2011
After joining the Israeli military, Stan Hoffman understood that he had volunteered to serve the Jewish homeland-yet the 19-year-old native St. Louisan had never felt farther from home. "The families would come and visit their kids," recalled the Ladue...
By Rabbi Roxanne J.S. Shapiro
• Published September 7, 2011
Several years ago, I had a sixth grade student who attended both the Milwaukee Jewish Day School and my congregation's religious school. She came to me with a complaint that she was learning the same things at each school. When I asked her to explain...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published August 17, 2011
Reverend Dr. John Bennett felt last week's Shabbat experience more than lived up to his expectations. "I have known and worked with Rabbi Susan Talve and it is such a joy to be in her presence at any time but in the congregational setting it was even...
Congregation Shaare Emeth is pleased to offer First Fridays and Tot Shabbat for families with younger children.First Fridays, offered Sept. 2, Nov. 4, Dec. 2 of 2011, and Jan. 6, Feb. 3, March 2 and May 4 of 2012 are part of a full Friday evening Shabbat...
