The modern State of Israel will observe the 59th anniversary of its founding on April 23, corresponding to the Jewish date of the 5th of Iyar, officially known as Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israel Independence Day. On the Gregorian Calendar in common use, May 14...

For most of the American Jewish community, last summer's war between Hezbollah and Israel has faded into their memories. For kids in northern Israel, however, the trauma still remains. My daughter just received a letter from her 11-year-old cousin, Maya,...

After a long and sometimes challenging process, Sam Fox, St. Louis business leader and major philanthropic supporter of good causes in both the Jewish and general communities, has been named Ambassador to Belgium. Fox is believed to be the first St. Louisan...

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...