Hinay ma tov u'manayim Shevet akh-im gam ya-khad "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!" (Psalms 133:1) How beautiful a sight to see the three Jewish Day Schools coming together to celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut. Kudos...

By horrific coincidence, an almost apocalyptic series of natural disasters has occurred in recent weeks. A devastating cyclone struck Myanmar that killed at least 78,000 people and left 56,000 more missing. This was followed by the cataclysmic earthquake...

Our April retreat weekend (April 25-27, 2008) was the best meeting so far. It was unbelievable. I am so impressed with the connection between us -- Class 4 of Cultural Leadership -- as change agents. We are 28 high school students from 17 different high...

As a Jewish participant in the Cultural Leadership program, the April retreat about Civil Rights and Social Justice was such an educational experience, enlightening us to be cognizant of whose shoulders we are standing on in our missions to bring about...

Regarding the article (April 9 issue) about the Clayton students and their families who were upset that the state speech, debate, and drama finals were scheduled to take place on the day of the first seder of Pesach, I wonder why there was no discussion...

Former President Jimmy Carter is embroiled in yet another foreign policy debacle. His current mission: a trip to the Middle East, where his schedule includes a formal, face-to-face meeting with Khaled Meshal, the supreme leader of the terrorist group...

The Jewish people are involved in so many local, national and domestic issues that we are often accused of turning every subject into a "Jewish Dilemma." A Jewish humorist once wrote an essay called "The Elephant and the Jewish Dilemma" to prove that...

One of the NA'AMAT day care centers in Sderot was recently hit by rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. Damage to the day care center was severe, but fortunately no children nor staff were physically harmed since the attack occurred on a Saturday when the...

NEW YORK (JTA) -- Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey's visit to Tehran was billed as an opportunity to deliver a stern message about the need for Iran to end its human rights violations and its threats to destroy Israel. This was according to...

Thanks to the generosity of the Melvin L. Newmark Memorial Fund, established by Mr. Newmark's family in memory of a past president of the St. Louis Jewish Light Board of Trustees, we are able to include in this edition of the St. Louis Jewish Light a...

We Jews are obsessed with the number four, as this mystical number -- according to our Sages of blessed memory -- represents wholeness and completion. This preoccupation is never more evident than during the Festival of Pesach when the number four is...

The "road map " calls for land to be exchanged for peace. However many are realizing that a population swap may also be necessary. A recent Jewish Light editorial mentioned the problem of keeping Israel a Jewish State with a large Arab population living...