Commentary

In his commentary in the July 28 issue of The Chronicle, Rabbi Mark Levin stated that abortion is a well-considered belief.

Access MO is a state-wide political action committee formed in 2019, inspired by Jewish values, that provides education about and support to state and local candidates in Missouri that embrace and advocate for reproductive freedom and health care.

In any nation there exists a civil religion, a set of beliefs and practices that are basic to that culture.

The Times of Israel has covered the attack on three b’nei mitzvah families celebrating their children’s transition into adulthood as committed Jews.

On Tuesday, August 2, there will be a vote on the Kansas ballot about amending the Kansas Constitution.

Shari Baellow, Karen Berger and Allen Lebovitz (both of Kansas) and George Lebovitz (of Jerusalem) are the children of Kate (z”l) and Eugene Lebovitz (z”l), Holocaust survivors who met in the Budapest Ghetto.

The recent holiday of Shavuot is one of our Shalosh Regalim - our three pilgrimage festivals, celebrating both agricultural and historical events. During these festivals we express gratitude for our abundance.

“Baby boomers changed this country, and we certainly will change how we age.” I will never forget when Andrea, my social work mentor at a hospice I volunteered with in high school, told me this — while laughing — with a very brash New York accent.

The massacre of the innocents in Uvalde, Texas, has, very understandably, produced a shockwave of anger and a torrent of demands to “do something” — most especially to pass new and stricter gun control laws.

Eleventh and 12th grade students typically travel to Poland and Israel as a part of HBHA’s bi-annual Jewish Heritage Trip, a 17-day experience of learning about the history of Eastern-European Jewry and experiencing modern-day Israel.