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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

Complaints can be constructive — or destructive

By Rabbi Josef A. DavidsonPublished June 9, 2010

Complainers - they can be a real pain for those in leadership positions and can threaten the effectiveness of the leader.  They undermine the confidence of those being led as well as of the leader him/herself.  They often take valuable energy away from...

Rabbi Lane Steinger

B’Midbar: Surviving ‘in the wilderness’

By Rabbi Lane SteingerPublished May 14, 2010

According to a rather fanciful Midrash (Numbers Rabah 2:6), the custom of nations each having its own flag was derived from something in our Torah Portion for this week. In Sidrah B'midbar we read, "The Eternal told Moses and Aaron: The Israelites shall...

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