Jewish Light Editorial
• Published September 26, 2019
The Days of Awe – Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the holiest days on the Jewish calendar – are upon us again. The start of the Jewish New Year comes this Sunday night, Sept. 29. The Day of Atonement, Oct. 9, marks the end of the 10 days of repentance....
By Cantor-Rabbi Ronald D. Eichaker
• Published May 16, 2019
This week’s parasha, Emor (speak of or to), Leviticus 21:1-24:23, continues the directions of the actions of the priests on behalf of the Israelites. It is an excellent postscript to the Holiness Code in the previous parasha as contains specific ways...
On our third day in New Orleans my teen group spent the morning volunteering at the Second Harvest Food Bank. That afternoon, we walked into a local grocery store in the Lower Ninth Ward where the group was greeted by the owner, Burnell. Over the...
BY BILL MOTCHAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published January 10, 2018
Judaism and community service go hand in hand. Many Jews take time to contribute their time and energy to tikkun olam, repairing the world. Efforts range from random acts of kindness and teenagers developing creative mitzvah projects to the Unsung Heroes...
BY GREG SVIRNOVSKIY, SENIOR, MARQUETTE HIGH SCHOOL
• Published September 14, 2017
For Tali Gorodetsky, a junior at Marquette High School and a member of the Chabad congregation, service is one of life’s hallmarks. She spends weekends coordinating community service opportunities, working on retreats, and helping to clean up her community....
By Hannah Snidman, Staff writer
• Published July 27, 2016
When the 2016 JCC Maccabi Games get underway in St. Louis beginning Sunday, July 31, much of the focus will be on the athletic competitions that underscore the weeklong event. But a hidden gem defines the spirit of what these Games are truly all about:...
Bettering the world one pencil at a timeCongratulations to my friend Jessica Goldberg, who was one of 14 teen entrepreneurs across the country to receive the annual Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award. Now in its 10th year, this national award recognizes Jewish...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published January 4, 2012
Rabbi Amy Feder likes to laud Temple Israel's ability to retain members - often over generations. "Even though we are a congregation growing in terms of young families, which is very exciting, it's pretty incredible that even those young families often...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published November 9, 2011
Call it Swinegate.As of this writing, no one has been apprehended for prying the pig off the "Tikkun Olam Butterfly," a.k.a. the butterfly sculpture that welcomes visitors as they walk into the Jewish Community Center's Staenberg Family Complex.Artist...
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...
