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A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Opinion

Larry Greenfield

AIPAC must get tough with the anti-Israel left

By Larry GreenfieldPublished April 4, 2019

AIPAC has long promoted bipartisanship as the key to maintaining broad support for the U.S.-Israel relationship. Members of Congress from both parties regularly attend its annual policy conference, which concluded Tuesday, and the organization’s biggest...

 

We still don’t know what Mueller’s team found

ERIC MINKPublished April 4, 2019

The latest count of lies and misstatements made by President Donald Trump since he became president about two years ago stands at 9,179 as of March 17. In the first two months of 2019, he averaged 22 false or misleading claims per day, a 33 percent...

Rokhl Kafrissen

Allowing Michael Steinhardt’s bad behavior is not our biggest mistake. Obsessing over Jewish continuity and megadonors is.

Rokhl KafrissenPublished April 3, 2019

(JTA) — The high-profile allegations of sexual harassment against Michael Steinhardt are an opportunity for us to deconstruct how money, power and sexism have warped the nonprofit world in the shape of its largest donors. Take, for example, the case...

Brianna Goodwin

300 millennial Jewish leaders to Netanyahu: You’re making it hard for us to defend Israel

BY BRIANNA GOODLIN & DANIEL B. JEYDELPublished March 28, 2019

Before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes the stage at the AIPAC policy conference next week, he will have received a letter from hundreds of concerned millennial Jewish Zionists from across North America.As millennials on the frontlines of Israel...

Jonathan S. Tobin

Reaction to Trump’s Golan move illustrates growing divide over Israel

By Jonathan S. Tobin, JNSPublished March 28, 2019

It was a day for Israelis to cheer the unprecedented degree of closeness between their nation and its sole superpower ally. Using his favorite form of communication, U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted a clear intention to discard yet another longstanding...

Laura E. Adkins

Republican Party has its own Israel problem

BY LAURA E. ADKINS, JTAPublished March 28, 2019

Gallup’s 2019 World Affairs Survey confirms something that’s held true for decades: Most American voters, whether Democrat or Republican, support and sympathize with Israel.Reading the report amid the national uproar over Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s...

Letters to the editor: March 27, 2019

Letters to the editor: March 27, 2019

Published March 28, 2019

President continues to undermine our democracy The Mueller Report will not change President Donald Trump’s fundamental threats to American democracy and our children.The president’s irresponsible attacks on our basic institutions undermine our children’s...

Rabbi Noah Farkas

The progressive case for AIPAC

Rabbi Noah FarkasPublished March 27, 2019

LOS ANGELES (JTA) — I am a rabbi and progressive faith leader in this city who has fought for racial and economic equality for almost two decades. I am also an unapologetic Zionist and a proud supporter of AIPAC.The public perception of AIPAC among...

Larry Greenfield

AIPAC must get tough with the anti-Israel left

Larry GreenfieldPublished March 27, 2019

LOS ANGELES (JTA) – AIPAC has long promoted bipartisanship as the key to maintaining broad support for the U.S.-Israel relationship. Members of Congress from both parties regularly attend its annual policy conference, which concluded Tuesday, and the...

Michael Oberlander

Amalek, Al Noor and Linwood Mosques, and Purim

BY MICHAEL OBERLANDERPublished March 21, 2019

Last Friday, we woke up to the horrific news of massacres at the Al Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was another sucker punch to the gut so soon after the killings at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. As of now, we know...

Emily Ray Baraf

Empowered feminism is the real hero of the Purim story

By EMILY RAY BARAFPublished March 21, 2019

Purim is often filled with boisterous celebrations, drinking and an embrace of the otherwise taboo.Yet the Book of Esther recounts a traditional story that confines to the most damaging stereotypes about women, especially in its portrayal of queens Esther...

Letters to the editor: March 20, 2019

Letters to the editor: March 20, 2019

Published March 21, 2019

Open letter to the Muslim communityDear Muslim Brothers and Sisters: As we watched the news unfold out of New Zealand last night, we felt sick. The terror attack on the mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand where at least 49 Muslims were murdered and...

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