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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

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

St. Louis Jewish Light

Letter to the editor: Women left out in commentary roundup

Published April 6, 2011

 Why I continue to be surprised when The St. Louis Jewish Light seeks community viewpoints only from men is beyond me. After all, it is 2011, not 1911; women do have the vote, are educated, own businesses, raise families and are as capable of having...

Letters to the editor: Editorial on House bill draws support

Published April 6, 2011

The editorial "Standing Up to Fear Mongering" appropriately and eloquently takes the Missouri House of Representatives to task for wasting time on a proposal to amend the Missouri Constitution to prohibit Missouri courts from applying Sharia law. JCRC...

Final 2010 Federation fundraising totals hit $17 million; Up $3.5 million from ‘09

Published April 6, 2011

In a tremendously challenging year, the grand total of Jewish Federation's combined 2010 fundraising hit $17 million - a $3.5 million increase over 2009. Federation's "total" income stream includes the Annual Community Campaign, emergency campaigns for...

Editorial: Standing Up to Fear Mongering

Published March 30, 2011

While our state economy is recovering at a snail's pace from the dread recession caused largely by greed and market manipulation (practices utilized by many raised and well-versed in the so-called Judeo-Christian tradition, the relevance of which should...

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Unconventional rabbi combines music, humor

By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish LightPublished March 30, 2011

Many are aware of the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion," the anti-Semitic work that has plagued the Jewish community for more than a century with lies about Judaic desire for world domination. Yet few would have thought of writing a song about it. "It...

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