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British Jews and Israel will miss Theresa May

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIALSPublished May 30, 2019

In a tearful announcement in front of 10 Downing Street, Theresa May, whose brief term in office has been stymied over Brexit, announced last week she would resign as prime minister of the United Kingdom.  May said she will formally step down as Conservative...

Missouri’s Wrongheaded Abortion Bill

Missouri’s Wrongheaded Abortion Bill

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIALPublished May 23, 2019

As the Missouri General Assembly headed toward adjournment last week, Gov. Mike Parson sent out a disturbing message on Twitter:“It’s time to make Missouri the most Pro-Life state in the country! Thanks to leaders in the House and Senate, we are one...

Israel at 71: Progress Amid War Clouds

Israel at 71: Progress Amid War Clouds

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIALPublished May 16, 2019

Israel is in the midst of celebrating its 71st year as an independent modern nation-state — an event well worth celebrating — to note the end of stateless exile in which Jews were at the mercy of other nations. After more than 2,000 years of persecution,...

Stenger’s Sad Demise

Stenger’s Sad Demise

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIALPublished May 9, 2019

“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”  — Lord Acton, 19th century British politicianThe sudden guilty plea and resignation of Steve Stenger, after a federal indictment charged him with several examples of “pay to play”...

Violence in Sacred Spaces

Violence in Sacred Spaces

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIALPublished May 2, 2019

Just as the shock and sadness of the killings of Easter worshippers in Sri Lanka was starting to subside, another religious hate crime hit home for Jews around the world: the killing of one person and wounding of three more at a suburban San Diego synagogue.Authorities...

Mulling Over the Mueller Report

Mulling Over the Mueller Report

Jewish Light EditorialPublished April 25, 2019

After two rancorous years of speculation about what special counsel Robert Mueller might find in his probe of the Trump campaign and administration, the final version — with redactions — has been released to Congress, the White House and the American...

Resilience and Restoration in Paris

Resilience and Restoration in Paris

Jewish Light EditorialPublished April 17, 2019

As the holy days of Easter and Passover approached, the world watched in horror Monday as flames toppled the distinctive spire atop the Cathedral of Notre Dame, a symbol of the beauty and piety of Paris.The day before, after a violent storm ripped off...

Bibi’s Next Act

Jewish Light EditorialPublished April 17, 2019

He faced the biggest political and legal challenges in his long career and endured an election that was too close to call most of the day and night. But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu eventually won enough seats to form a right-far right coalition...

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Theresa May, Brexit and the Jews

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIALPublished April 11, 2019

Jewish scholars love to write learned articles on what has been referred to as “The Jewish Problem.”  Scholars in Great Britain were once encouraged to write articles about the elephant, which was a favorite feature topic in the media there. One...

Any Way You Slice It

Any Way You Slice It

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIALSPublished April 4, 2019

A self-deprecating poem once branded St. Louis as “first in shoes, first in booze and last in the American League.”  A lot has changed over the years. St. Louis has lost some iconic shoe companies and is no longer numero uno in footwear. Anheuser-Busch,...

New Assaults on the Church-State Wall

New Assaults on the Church-State Wall

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIALSPublished April 4, 2019

One of the most fundamental tenets of American democracy, the separation of church and state, is facing new assaults on the public-school front.The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2017 in the case out of Columbia, Mo., known as Trinity Lutheran that tax money...

A Bold Move on the Golan Heights

A Bold Move on the Golan Heights

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIALPublished March 28, 2019

President Donald Trump has had a dizzying week, even by his usual frenetic standards. Consider the following:• Attorney General  William Barr released his summary of the key findings of the long-awaited report from Special Counsel Robert Mueller, ...

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