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...

Who is to blame?On Dec. 23, the United Nations pulled out all of its anti-Semitic and anti-Israel ammunition and passed Resolution 2334, a very one-sided, biased, and inaccurate statement. For decades the United States vetoed anti-Semitic U.N. resolutions...

Condemnation of Waters is misplacedA man with unmistakable fascistic tendencies is preparing to take control of the United States presidency. He has emboldened anti-Semites and white supremacists throughout the country, included neo-Nazis who recently...

A different perspective on BarakAfter reading the Light’s Nov. 9 article “Ehud Barak urges leaders to talk less, act more,” I would like to remind everyone that this is the same man, who as Israeli Prime Minister in 2000, was ready to summarily...

JCRC, interfaith coalition statementWe, the undersigned individuals and communities of faith from across the St Louis region, strongly denounce the appointment of Stephen K. Bannon as Chief Strategist and Senior Counselor to the President-elect. As the...

Keep asking questions It is ironic that Brent Efron (Oct. 26 commentary, “J Street U is keeping me in the Jewish community”) found J Street U to be the experience that allowed him to ask questions, because J Street allows only questions about Israel....

Film’s St. Louis connection Regarding the Light’s Oct. 5 review of “Denial”: Readers of the Light might be interested to learn a little known fact about the trial of Deborah Lipstadt that is not mentioned in the film. Members of the American...