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...

With an almost mystical mixture of Safedi kabbalah and Canadian sang froid, two Israeli women "shlichot" or emissaries have arrived in St. Louis aiming to infuse youngsters with Jewish wisdom and Israeli culture. Shany Batit and Eliana Smith are the fourth...

Using easy-to-read round numbers to describe the costs of terrorism shields our eyes from the true costs in human terms. More than 1,000 Israeli men, women and children have died as a result of Palestinian suicide bombings, shootings and rocket attacks,...

Last week I opened the Saturday St. Louis Post Dispatch, and was surprised to find the following headline on the inside page: "POPULAR SOFT DRINK RETURNS TO THE MENU AT THE JCC." Of course, my first reaction was to regret the fact that our town's once...

Friday, Feb. 29. Winter is ending and it's a beautiful, warm, Friday afternoon at the bustling Tel Aviv Port entertainment district. Families strolling, kids playing, old men debating, bicyclers of all ages whiz by. The restaurants and cafes are jammed....