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After the Monsey attack, online hate against Jews has only gotten worse

By JOEL M. PETLIN
Jan 16, 2020

MONSEY, N.Y. — As Jewish people around the globe were lighting candles in celebration of the 7th night of Hanukkah, the joyous family gatherings in our town were disrupted by the breaking news of a tragedy close to home: At approximately 10 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 28, a deranged man entered t…

Commentaries

First-of-its-kind event shows Talmud learning is for women, too

By SHOSHANNA KEATS JASKOLL
Jan 16, 2020

JERUSALEM — What does one wear to the world’s first women’s Siyum HaShas?

Editorial

Back From the Brink in Iran

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIALS
Jan 16, 2020

President Donald Trump’s temperate remarks from the White House last week in response to the “revenge firing” of long range missiles into a large air base in Iraq hosting U.S. forcesshould be reassuring to Americans on all points of the political spectrum.

Dvar Torah

On being present with the divine

BY RABBI ELIZABETH HERSH
Jan 16, 2020

This Torah portion addresses a quintessential experience in our collective Jewish history. It is a powerful scenario of a reluctant leader and of God’s presence in our lives. It is an example of a different form of prayer. Humility and responsibility. The compassionate, Divine voice and God’…

Letters To Editor

Letters to the editor: Jan. 15, 2020

Jan 16, 2020

Public art on the Millstone Campus

Editorial

Governor’s Principled Refugee Decision

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Jan 9, 2020

Gov. Mike Parson deserves warm praise for his bold and principled decision to formally declare that Missouri will join 30 other states to accept refugees from war-torn countries.

Commentaries

I was skeptical about the march against anti-Semitism. I was wrong.

BY LISA KEYS, KVELLER VIA JTA
Jan 9, 2020

The decision to take our kids to Sunday’s No Hate, No Fear Solidarity March did not come easily. At least, not at first.

Dvar Torah

Let our children emulate Efraim and Menasheh

By Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Jan 9, 2020

This coming Shabbes, we will draw our public reading of Sefer Bereshit to a close as we read the final section of the Book of Genesis known as Parashat Vayechi. As with so many of the parshiot in the first of our five books of the Torah, there are so many delicious nuggets that capture our a…

Letters To Editor

Letters to the Editor

Updated Jan 13, 2020

Remembering Peggy Lipton’s legacy

Commentaries

The first-ever women’s Siyum HaShas shows that Torah learning is for women, too

Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll
Jan 8, 2020

JERUSALEM (JTA) — What does one wear to the world’s first women’s Siyum HaShas?

Editorial

Chabad’s Welcome Westward Expansion

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Jan 2, 2020

Few rabbis in the history of the Jewish religion have had the far-reaching influence and lasting spiritual leadership as that of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson of the Chabad Lubavitch movement. Some 25 years after his death, the movement continues to grow.