Letters To The Editor – Jan. 22 Issue
Embrace our Judaism In response to the question asked by the article “Can science finally stop antisemitism?” (online, Jan. 6), the answer is of course, No. Trying to educate people out of their...
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Washington Post faces major departures: Is Miss Manners next?”
Dear Miss Manners, I saw recently that columnist Jen Rubin was next in the long line of brilliant journalists who have left the Washington Post and then on Tuesday, Jan. 22, she was followed by Philip...
View ArticleThe diversity experiment failed
The diversity experiment failed. Let me explain. A couple years ago, I started having coffee two days a week at a local coffee shop with a few guys who, with one exception, I did not know. I had...
View ArticleDon’t be fooled by Trump’s actions against antisemitism
“Columbia University Loses $400 Million in Federal Grants and Contracts.” This March 7 New York Times headline was followed by Secretary of Education Linda McMahon’s statement that the cuts were due...
View ArticleTalmud, Torah expertise has value; so does managing the shul
“Mah tovu ohalecha Yaakov, mishk’notecha Yisrael.” How lovely are your tents [people of] Jacob; your sanctuaries [people of] Israel. I often have used this prayer to teach my young students that when...
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Parashat Vayikra: God calling
Rabbi James Stone Goodman (Di Piazza) So many lessons in Vayikra, “and God called,” the first word. First the lesson in form, the alef in the word Vayikra, “and God called” is writ small in every...
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Gratitude, giving thanks are self-nourishing rituals
Rabbi Elizabeth Hersh is senior rabbi at Temple Emanuel and a member of the St. Louis Rabbinical and Cantorial Association, which coordinates the d’var Torah for the Jewish Light. The Torah portion...
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Should illegal immigrants be deported?
To most people, the 2005 movie “Wedding Crashers” is a lighthearted comedy romp in which two lovelorn bachelors crash weddings to meet women. But imagine the following scenario: At your daughter’s...
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Two Missouri bills are despicable, very un-Jewish
Amidst the sea of suffering the current administration is perpetrating on people here and abroad, I call your attention to anti-immigration legislation in Missouri: SB 58 and SB 72. SB 58 does a...
View ArticleLetters To The Editor – April 2 Issue
Seeking community’s support As we near the celebration of Passover, we thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve you and for helping our community thrive. The St. Louis Rabbinical and...
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