JERUSALEM -- The annual U.S. State Department report on human rights is important in documenting systematic violations in Darfur, China, Iran, Russia and elsewhere. For this reason, the lack of credibility and professionalism reflected in the chapter...

Young Jews show waning interest in JudaismThe average young Jewish adult in St. Louis is Jewish only four times a year: Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Hanukkah. The same person is a Cardinals fan at least 162 times a year, not including spring...

I am gratified by the outpouring of support which was directed to my colleagues and myself since the appearance of the extremely offensive commentary by Rabbi Bruce Warshal of South Florida in the St. Louis Jewish Light of March 21, 2007. I am thankful...

Once again the lawless theocrats who rule Iran have staged yet another farce involving hostage taking as a diversionary tactic, and once again the Iranian regime has been allowed to get away with another violation of international law and common decency...

This article is in response to the commentary piece by Rabbi Bruce Warshal, publisher emeritus of the Jewish Journal of South Florida, which appeared on page 7 of the March 21 edition of the St. Louis Jewish Light. It pains me to express my strong disagreement...

On the eve of the United Nations Human Rights Council's latest session, which opened March 12, the United States announced it would not seek election in May for membership in the council. This decision was regrettable because it would have been important...

Yom HaShoah, the Day of Remembrance for the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust, will be observed with a solemn program sponsored by the St. Louis Holocaust Museum and Learning Center with the theme "Remember the Children." The local program will...

I am proud to say that I am a Chabad Lubavitch member and attend services and activities at Chabad of Chesterfield. I do not profess to be a learned all-knowing expert on all things Lubavitch, but I do know that many of the things stated by Rabbi Warshal...

Called by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch "a towering figure in national and state politics for half a century" and described editorially by the St. Louis Jewish Light as a "Profile in Courage" for his public service, members of the St. Louis Jewish communty...

You know how little kids ask their parents "why" all the time? Everything is a question. Why is the sky blue? Why do I sleep with my eyes closed? Why is your name Mommy? When we give them an answer, they usually follow up with another "why" all over again....

I know it's a cliché, but I really did have the adventure of a lifetime. I was one of 77 participants who traveled to Israel and Poland on the March of the Living's Birthright trip. We went to Poland for five days, where we visited several death camps,...

Once again, in perhaps the most universally celebrated Jewish family festival, Jews the world over will soon gather for festive seders, celebrating the redemption of the Israelite people from Egyptian slavery in 1250 BCE. And once again, as has been the...