OF THE JEWISH LIGHT STAFF Four social action organizations with ties to the Jewish community will be recognized by the St. Louis branch of the Art of Living Foundation for their work to "foster human values and to create a stress-free, violence-free society."...

OF THE JEWISH LIGHT STAFF What do a former IDF counterterrorism officer and a Palestinian activist and former prisoner in Israel have in common? They are both searching for peaceful solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Palestinian Sulaiman Al...

OF THE JEWISH LIGHT STAFF A Saint Louis University student organization's "Palestine Awareness Week " has put some St. Louis Jewish organizations on high alert, ready to respond to what some believe will be a biased, anti-Israel presentation. SLU Solidarity...

OF THE JEWISH LIGHT STAFF Could St. Louis have a new pluralistic Jewish community high school in its future? Dr. Bruce Powell and a local planning committee think it does, and that it could happen as soon as the fall of 2009 or 2010. Powell, a nationally...

OF THE JEWISH LIGHT STAFF One family has found a fitting tribute for a father who died prematurely. Brad Gershenson was only 37 years old when he contracted pneumonia and died of sepsis in November of 2000, leaving behind his wife and their two young...