by Rabbi Ze'ev Smason | Sep 25, 2024 | Op-Eds, Missouri
by Rabbi Ze’ev Smason in St. Louis Jewish Light Marc Kornblatt prepared uneasily earlier this year for his daughter, Louisa, to arrive for 10 days with the family. Her homecomings once brought the comfort of movie nights and card games, but this year was...
by CJV | Aug 7, 2024 | Coverage, Missouri
by Jordan Palmer and Ellen Futterman in the St. Louis Jewish Light Overwhelming support from the St. Louis Jewish community turned out to be critical to St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell’s victory Tuesday over incumbent Rep. Cori Bush, a two-term progressive and...
by Rabbi Ze'ev Smason | Jul 25, 2024 | Op-Eds, Family Values, Missouri
by Rabbi Zev Smason in the St. Louis Jewish Light Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, a Swiss American psychiatrist, told of a terminally ill woman who was in the hospital and begged the doctors to help her survive long enough to attend her son’s wedding. If she could just get to...
by Rabbi Ze'ev Smason | May 22, 2024 | Missouri, Family Values, Op-Eds
by Rabbi Ze’ev Smason in the St. Louis Jewish Light Fourteen years ago, I received an unusual phone call. The call was from a nun. Sister Mary called to tell me that Dale, a Jewish man who was a student of mine, had suddenly passed away at the age of 45. She...
by CJV | Apr 17, 2024 | Missouri, Coverage
by Jim Roberts on KFVS The Missouri Non-discrimination Act, or “MONA,” doesn’t currently ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The 2024 session represents the 25th consecutive year state lawmakers have tried to add those protections. On...
by Rabbi Ze'ev Smason | Apr 3, 2024 | Op-Eds, Family Values, Missouri
by Rabbi Ze’ev Smason in the St. Louis Jewish Link Dear Rabbi, My husband and I just found out we’re expecting. This pregnancy hasn’t come at the best time; we’re facing difficult financial pressures, and it just doesn’t seem like the right time for us to have a...
