JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL Pope Benedict XVI recently packed the Great Synagogue in Rome as he sought to mend fences with the world Jewish community over concerns about potential canonization of the controversial World War II Pope Pius XII. Did he succeed?...

The St. Louis Jewish Light is proud to be one of the few media outlets in our metropolitan area not to weigh in on the Mark McGwire controversy. Alas, all good things must come to an end. But first, and what brings McGwire to mind, is the interesting...

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL As a corporation that is afforded tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, the St. Louis Jewish Light is prohibited from endorsing or opposing a candidate for public office. So if someone runs, for...

JIM BENNETT, SUSAN TALVE, ANDREA GOLDSTEIN AND JAMES STONE GOODMAN One of the most important lessons that Judaism teaches us is to "not stand idly by the blood of your neighbor." Our neighbors are bleeding and dying under the current health care system,...

It has been one year since Israel's Cast Lead operation into Gaza. During this time, what has been largely ignored is the cause of the war and that the operation was an exercise of Israel's legitimate right to defend itself from terror. Instead, we have...

Last year, the United Nations Human Rights Council commissioned and then endorsed a report condemning Israel for alleged violations of international law during its successful Gaza campaign. The author, Judge Richard Goldstone, is an expert in International...

It has been one year since Israel's Cast Lead operation into Gaza. During this time, what has been largely ignored is the cause of the war and that the operation was an exercise of Israel's legitimate right to defend itself from terror. Instead, we have...

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL "Do not stand idly by while your neighbor bleeds," the familiar biblical injunction mandates when fellow humans are in extreme distress. The devastating earthquake in Haiti, measuring 7.0 on the Richter Scale, which struck with...

Last year, the United Nations Human Rights Council commissioned and then endorsed a report condemning Israel for alleged violations of international law during its successful Gaza campaign. The author, Judge Richard Goldstone, is an expert in International...

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL Anytime you bemoan the state of political or social affairs in the United States, just remember, things could always be worse. A whole lot worse. Case in point: This week in San Francisco, a federal trial court proceeding commenced...

"(T)he affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture." -- Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel"Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane." -- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther...

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL "Al Het" refers to the Yom Kippur prayer asking God for forgiveness for sins committed against God. In modern Hebrew, Al Het has come to mean any plea for forgiveness. Former President Jimmy Carter, who caused much distress in the...