Why Shemini Atzeret is the pinnacle of the High Holidays season
By Sarah Chandler NEW YORK (JTA) — You might not know it, but Shemini Atzeret is the pinnacle of the High Holidays season. Not Rosh Hashanah, when our fates…
2015
Federal election forum to meet the candidates will be held October 8
(EJNews) – With the clock ticking on the October 19 Federal Election, we as Jews and Canadians are reviewing all the issues to make the most…
JTA blog: On hot Yom Kippur, Israel’s Jews and Arabs kept their cool
By Ben Sales (JTA) — It could have been a fraught coincidence, especially on a 90-degree day with conflict still simmering in Jerusalem over access…
Cushman Wakefielders win the coveted 2015 EJBL championship
by Gary Wolch – After a seven year drought, the Cushman Wakefielders, led by their captain Shane Asbell, capped off a turnaround season by outlasting…
JLI course looks at where the soul goes after it departs this world
The Edmonton Jewish Learning Institute is offering s a new course on the spiritual side of existence. The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute’s newest course examines the…