(September 13, 2021 / JNS) The tombstone of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the first Jewish woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, was unveiled days before the first anniversary of her death on Sept. 18.
The grave marker was revealed over the weekend...
Jewish Light Editorial
• Published September 24, 2020
It might be tempting for Jews, who were among the millions that saw U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as an American hero, to point to the Yiddish proverb, “Der mentsh trakht, un got lakht (man thinks and God laughs)” when considering...
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last summer in favor of a mid-Missouri church that sought public funds to pay for a safer playground, it was clear that the often blurry line between church and state was going to be debated and defined yet again. A...
By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published February 28, 2018
Rigo is an 18 year old from Mexico who entered the country illegally with his mother as a small child. Shortly before an event Monday at Central Reform Congregation, he received a letter informing him that he could renew his application for Deferred Action...
By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published July 13, 2016
Lee Epstein, a Washington University professor, has spent time analyzing and comparing the United States and Israeli legal systems. Among her less important conclusions is that Israel’s judges are a “little more relaxed” in their attire.Epstein,...
