In the halls of the United Nations, they’re calling it a “database,” but it’s more commonly and accurately known as a “blacklist.” It’s a list of more than 100 companies conducting business activities with Jewish communities and Israeli enterprises in the West Bank that was published, a good…
As a child, I used to watch the Tennessee Ernie Ford show on television every week. I loved his deep, resonant, baritone voice, and the songs that he sang were about everyday people and situations. One of my favorite songs of his was “Sixteen Tons.” The chorus is:
It is that time of year when one typically starts trying to honor New Year’s resolutions that deserve to be fulfilled, even if only a few actually end up being implemented.
President Donald Trump’s “Deal of the Century” for peace between Israel and the Palestinians was warmly received by the leaders of major Israeli political parties. But, predictably, it was rejected out of hand by Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority. Whether his opposition …
When President Abraham Lincoln stated his plans to bind the nation’s wounds in the period after the Civil War, he proposed a formula that has reverberated through the ages: “With malice toward none, with charity for all.”
Epidemiologist who studies community violence offers advice
An article in the Jewish Light on Feb. 5 by Associate Editor Eric Berger entitled “St. Louis Jews doubt Trump peace plan will succeed” misled readers regarding the elements of President Donald Trump’s “peace plan” by mentioning only a few of the elements included in the plan.
In the midst of a tumultuous news cycle that included the divisive impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, the formal split of the United Kingdom from the European Union under Brexit and the spread of the deadly coronavirus from China, Trump unveiled his so-called “Deal of the Century”…
Contrary to the bad advice they’re getting from the Democrats and J Street,
The Jewish Community Center is hosting a couple of major events this year — so major, in fact, you might want to mark…
Every other year, the girls at Esther Miller Bais Yaakov (EMBY) work long and hard for five months on an original mus…
Media wunderkind Gabe Fleisher, son of Central Reform Rabbi Randy Fleisher and teen host of “Wake Up to Politics” on …
In today’s society, environmental matters are very prevalent. Whether it be the growing fear of climate change, incre…
