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St. Louis Jewish Light
A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light
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Kavanaugh and the Scales of Justice

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published August 2, 2018

Unnecessary and Provocative: Israel’s Nation-State Law

Jewish Light Editorial
Published July 25, 2018

‘A Disaster for Our Country’

Jewish Light Editorial
Published July 18, 2018

Free at Last!

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published July 12, 2018

Don’t Block the Path to the Ballot Box

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published July 12, 2018

Je Suis Capital Gazette: We mourn five colleagues

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published July 5, 2018

Undermining the First Amendment

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published July 5, 2018
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A Fresh Start in Jefferson City

Jewish Light Editorial
Published June 21, 2018
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North Korea Summit: Real Deal or Con Job?

Jewish Light Editorial
Published June 21, 2018

A Victory for Tolerance

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published June 14, 2018

Biased Coverage Obscures Truth in Gaza

Jewish Light Editorial
Published June 13, 2018

A Time To Move Forward

Jewish Light Editorial
Published June 6, 2018

Keep the Church-State Wall Strong

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published May 30, 2018

Wanted: Diplomatic miracles for Iran, North Korea

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published May 23, 2018

‘O Jerusalem’ — A cosmic event in Jewish history

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published May 16, 2018

Abbas’ No-State Solution

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published May 10, 2018

Cemetery Vandalism Arrest: A Cautionary Tale

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published May 3, 2018

Proceed With Caution in Korea Talks

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published May 3, 2018

The Mishegas Continues

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published April 26, 2018

Tabloid Trash and Truth

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published April 18, 2018

Mission (Partly) Accomplished

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published April 18, 2018

Syrian Gas Attack Extracts Big Price

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published April 11, 2018

Parkway Voters Reject Hate

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published April 11, 2018

New Moves, Old Problems Stir Up the Mideast

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published April 4, 2018

Jewish Stakes in Illinois Primary

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published March 29, 2018

Let Our Children Live: A Haggadah for 5778

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published March 29, 2018

Keeping the Pressure On

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published March 21, 2018

A Rising Climate of Incivility

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published March 7, 2018

Another Cry of ‘Never Again’

Jewish Light Editorial
Published February 28, 2018

Self-Help for Gov. Greitens

Jewish Light Editorial
Published February 28, 2018

Bye Bye, Bibi?

Jewish Light Editorial
Published February 22, 2018

Dishonoring the Stranger

Jewish Light Editorial
Published February 15, 2018

Denying the Holocaust, Running for Congress

Jewish Light Editorial
Published February 15, 2018

In Poland, Whitewashing History

Jewish Light Editorial
Published February 7, 2018

In Lebanon, Hezbollah Smolders

Jewish Light Editorial
Published February 7, 2018

Haley Talks Tough at the U.N.

Jewish Light Editorial
Published February 1, 2018

BDS is BAD for Missouri

Jewish Light Editorial
Published January 24, 2018

Affairs of State

Jewish Light Editorial
Published January 18, 2018

In a Hole and Sinking Fast

Jewish Light Editorial
Published January 18, 2018

What’s Next for Iran?

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published January 10, 2018

Looking Backward, Hoping Ahead

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published January 4, 2018

Persistence, Not Petulance

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published December 28, 2017

Grinch Strikes Out

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published December 21, 2017

Masterpiece Theater

Jewish Light Editorial
Published December 21, 2017

After Jerusalem Gambit, What Next?

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published December 14, 2017

Shalom, Entrepreneurs!

Jewish Light Editorial
Published December 7, 2017

70 Years After Partition Plan, Unresolved Issues Remain

Jewish Light Editorial
Published December 7, 2017

Gov. Greitens’ Clumsy Crusade

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published November 30, 2017

Sexual Misconduct, Strange Bedfellows

Jewish Light Editorial
Published November 23, 2017

‘Peace’ Protest Falls Flat

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published November 16, 2017

Editorial: ADL Targets A Rising Tide of Hate

Jewish Light Editorial
Published November 8, 2017

Two-State Lessons From Sudan

Jewish Light Editorial
Published November 1, 2017

Victory in Raqqa Requires Strong Follow-Up

Jewish Light Editorial
Published October 26, 2017

Will This Palestinian Reconciliation Last?

Jewish Light Editorial
Published October 19, 2017

Take Time to Improve Iran Pact

Jewish Light Editorial
Published October 11, 2017

Clouds Loom on Horizon in New Year

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published October 4, 2017

Between Silence and Violence

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published September 27, 2017

After Challenging 5777, Yearning for a Hopeful 5778

Jewish Light Editorial
Published September 20, 2017

Dreams Deferred

Jewish Light Editorial
Published September 13, 2017

Healing, Help and Hope

Jewish Light Editorial
Published September 7, 2017

Editorial: Sand Storm, Summer Breeze or Just Hot Air?

Jewish Light Editorial
Published August 30, 2017

Wrong Way, Parkway

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published August 30, 2017

Seeking Détente in the Middle West

Jewish Light Editorial
Published August 23, 2017

Abbas’ moderation is a sham

Jewish Light Editorial
Published August 23, 2017

‘I’m hoping they find closure’

Jewish Light Editorial
Published August 17, 2017

Words Fall Far Short

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published August 16, 2017

Lost in Translation

Jewish Light Editorial
Published August 9, 2017

Apples, Oranges and Sanctions

Jewish Light Editorial
Published August 2, 2017

Cruel and Unusual at the City Workhouse

Jewish Light Editorial
Published July 26, 2017

Tension Mounts at the Temple Mount

Jewish Light Editorial
Published July 26, 2017

Meanwhile, in the Rest of the World

Jewish Light Editorial
Published July 20, 2017

Smackdown in Hamburg

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published July 12, 2017

Safer Playground, Slippery Slope

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published July 5, 2017

Bibi’s Biggest Blunder

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published June 28, 2017

J & J in Jerusalem

Jewish Light Editorial
Published June 28, 2017

Welcome Back Qatar

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published June 22, 2017

Hatred or Healing?

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published June 22, 2017

‘L’ Words Loom Large in Washington

Jewish Light Editorial
Published June 15, 2017

Israel Stood Alone—Then It Stood Tall

Jewish Light Editorial
Published June 8, 2017

Unfair and Unbalanced

Jewish Light Editorial
Published June 1, 2017
President Donald Trump and Jared Kushner, left, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on May 22. Photo: Israel Bardugo

A Good Start in the Middle East

Jewish Light Editorial
Published May 25, 2017

Religion and Politics Still Don’t Mix

JEWISH LIGHT EDITORIAL
Published May 17, 2017

The Art of a Middle East Deal

Jewish Light Editorial
Published May 11, 2017

The Best Way to Deal With a Spike in Anti-Semitism

Jewish Light Editorial
Published May 3, 2017

Keep Church-State Barrier Strong

Jewish Light Editorial
Published April 26, 2017

In a New Light

Jewish Light Editorial
Published April 20, 2017

After the Tomahawks Fly

Jewish Light Editorial
Published April 10, 2017

Mixed signals from the Middle East

Jewish Light Editorial
Published April 5, 2017

Terrorism and Temptation

Jewish Light Editorial
Published March 29, 2017

Of bombers and bake sales

Jewish Light Editorial
Published March 22, 2017

Hail Haley

Jewish Light Editorial
Published March 22, 2017

A Bad, Divisive Strategy

Jewish Light Editorial
Published March 15, 2017

State of Confusion

Jewish Light Editorial
Published March 8, 2017
Estimates of up to 2,500 people gathered at Chesed Shel Emeth on Feb. 22 to help in a cleanup effort at the cemetery. Here the group listens to remarks by Gov. Eric Greitens, who put out a call on social media for volunteers to join him in a show of community support after 154 headstones were overturned or broken at the cemetery. Photo: James Griesedieck

Standing Tall

Jewish Light Editorial
Published March 1, 2017
A row of toppled headstones at Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery on Monday evening. Photo: Eric Berger

Vicious Vandals

Jewish Light Editorial
Published February 22, 2017

The DeVos Curriculum

Jewish Light Editorial
Published February 15, 2017

Playing With Fire

Jewish Light Editorial
Published February 8, 2017

Shoah Shanda

Jewish Light Editorial
Published February 1, 2017

When Walking Trumps Talking

Jewish Light Editorial
Published January 25, 2017

With Malice Toward None – Please

Jewish Light Editorial
Published January 18, 2017
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