While extensively covered by both the national and local media, the vandalism crime committed at the Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in February of this year has been effectively swept under the rug by the University City Police Department. The Vice President...

The St. Louis Rabbinical Association condemns the statement by Missouri State Rep. Rick Brattin on the floor of the Missouri House of Representatives that “there is a distinction between being a human being and being homosexual.” We are especially...

Milestone for Kol Rinah It is with a voice of great joy that Kol Rinah announces that, as of this past week, we are the proud owners of 7701 Maryland Ave. Our new home will be a vital force for Jewish life in the center of St. Louis and the first synagogue...

Proposed cuts would devastate aid programsThanks to the Jewish Light for publishing Cynthia Changyit Levin’s insightful letter about the proposed cuts to global development programs (“Opposing cut to global aid programs” by Cynthia Changyit Levin,...

Opposing cuts to global aid programsThe White House is proposing drastic cuts to global development programs in our national budget. This would be disastrous for people struggling in poverty and for the U.S. standing as a world leader. Currently, millions...

Response to editorialIn response to your editorial “A Bad, Divisive Strategy” (March 15), I will try to be brief and begin by giving a synopsis of how the Israeli media summarized the anti-BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) law targeted by your...

Statement from cemetery directors We, the directors of the Jewish cemeteries of St. Louis, jointly condemn the recent acts of vandalism at cemeteries here in St. Louis and throughout the United States. We hope the perpetrators are found and brought to...

Takeaways from cemetery incicentThe Jewish Light’s coverage of the recent events at Chesed Shel Emeth and the Jewish Community Center has been excellent and measured. While I can understand how some may fear this is the work of people who don’t like...

City residents should vote yes for Prop. SFollowing a recommendation from the Ferguson Report, Jews United for Justice (JUJ) established an Opportunity to Thrive Task Force. The task force chose reduction of predatory lending as its first target. As...

Clarifications from Jewish FederationThank you for your story on the renovation of Federation’s 35-year-old Kopolow Building and its 20-year-old Holocaust Museum and Learning Center. I would like to clarify two details about our plans.First, while we...

Inauguration blessingI resent Professor Henry Schvey’s Jan. 25 commentary (“A shameful blessing at Trump’s inauguration”), although it was quite informative. In it, I learned that if one (Rabbi Marvin Hier, for instance, founder and dean of the...

Do not let U.N. Security Council resolution divide our communityThe Jewish Community Relations Council of St. Louis believes in the power of people to come together to influence change in our region. Our capacity to make an impact is based on our ability...