I was reading the article published about our empty food pantries recently. It's been on my mind lately, too: knowing first hand, that when I needed help, Sue Rundblad, at Jewish Family and Children's Services came to my aid. She's compassionate, never...

This week when Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond visited the campus to tour the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center exhibit, "Prijedor: Lives from the Bosnian Genocide," we were all reminded that mass killings are not just something limited to history books...

Can one individual make a difference in the struggle for democracy and morality in a world of repressive regimes and immoral military despots? That is the question addressed in the opening chapter of the book of Exodus. It begins with a brief description...

Each legislative session is a new opportunity for the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) to work for programs and policies that reflect its core values. High on the list are issues relating to economic, social and political justice. Improving,...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been selected as Time magazine's 2007 "Person of the Year." Time has stressed from the very beginning of its annual selection, that the "Person of the Year" is based on how he or she affected world news "for ill or...

The letter from "an adult survivor of child abuse" brings up several important points. First, the writer comments that there are no support groups for adult survivors of child abuse in St. Louis. Women's Support and Community Services (314-531-2003) is...

"The only thing necessary for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing. " This profound and well-known quote begs the question: What are we doing? Benazir Bhutto, former prime minister of Pakistan, was assassinated last week. Think of her life: privileged...

The assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was seeking to return to office democratically, is a major setback for democracy, stability and the struggle for moderation over extremism not only in that war-torn region, but throughout...

NEW YORK -- Last month marked the debut of The Torah: A Women's Commentary, which brings together the scholarship and insights of women from all segments of the Jewish community and from around the world. For the past two years, in advance of the commentary's...

Again my rabbi has made me proud to be be a member of Central Reform Congregation. Susan Talve has shown that Catholic parishoners are willing to stand up to Archbishop Raymond Burke in the name of love and interfaith respect. I appreciate the position...

Recently, our pages have been filled with news accounts, editorials and numerous letters to the editor regarding the ordination ceremony of two women seeking to become Roman Catholic priests in the sanctuary of Central Reform Congregation. Good people...

The Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry is running dangerously low on food, and it is our responsibility to help. Shortly after the High Holiday season in September, the food pantry, had "a mound of food from the floor, almost to the ceiling," according...