A statement from the St. Louis Women’s MarchAs Jews, we have all heard the allegations of an anti-Semitic bias in the D.C. Women’s March. The St. Louis Women’s March planning committee is releasing this statement to clarify our position, so we...

“We’ve had four good years, but all good things must come to an end.” This statement from Habayit Hayehudi Party chief and Education Minister Naftali Bennett may be the most poignant assessment of last week’s decision to hold elections in April.Set...

(JTA) — The young nation of Israel has, in recent years, witnessed a dwindling of its founding generation—from the passing of statesmen, like Shimon Peres, to the death last week of novelist and political activist Amos Oz. Oz was 79; Israel is but...

Critics say Anti-BDS laws silence a political debate. That’s simply untrue.It sounds outrageous. A speech pathologist in a Texas school district was asked to sign a pro-Israel pledge. If she refused to go along, she would lose her job. Described in...

BERKELEY, Calif. — Ronald Reagan infamously described the “nine most terrifying words in the English language” as “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.”Right now, pro-Israel activists are recoiling from the unanticipated consequences...

The question that seemed to preoccupy much of the media leading up to the November midterm elections was whether the Democratic Party would achieve a major victory in regaining power in Washington from the Republicans, the anticipation being that congressional...

Apology needed for radio comments Robert McCulloch’s interview last week on St. Louis Public Radio was remarkable for its insensitivity and callousness. McCulloch suggested that he lost the election to Wesley Bell because of “dark money” and the...

As 2018 comes to a close, I want to thank our readers, advertisers and donors for a year unlike any other in our history. That may sound like a very bold claim, but the culmination of many factors made it so. I’d like to begin however, with an end-of-year...

In 2013, a NBC News report on the payday loan industry included the story of Raymond, a Boise, Idaho resident, who depended on Social Security benefits to make ends meet. When his car broke down, Raymond turned to an Internet payday lender for a 14-day...

Today, after over six years of service as the president and chief executive officer of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, I have announced my resignation in order to become President of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR). I want...