Kosher Recipe: Pumpkin Spice Macaroon Cookies
By Sandy Leibowitz (The Nosher via JTA) — In the fall, we see pumpkin everywhere. Sometimes it goes overboard into foods in which pumpkin doesn’t…
2016
Join Rabbanit Batya (and others) on the JNF Mission to Israel: January 13 – 18, 2017
(EJNews) –Rabbanit Batya Friedman from Edmonton’s Beth Israel Synagogue will be co-leading a Jewish National Fund Mission in January 2017 with a group of Rabbis…
Leonard Cohen buried in Montreal before announcement of his death
(JTA) — Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen was buried in his hometown of Montreal hours before his death was made public. Cohen died Nov. 7 in Los…
Jews and Muslims ramp up alliances in wake of Trump’s election
By Ben Sales (JTA) — For years, whenever Jews and Muslims engaged in dialogue and activism, it usually concerned one issue: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. With…
Trump’s chief strategist: 5 things Jews need to know about Stephen Bannon
By Ben Sales (JTA) — On Sunday, President-elect Donald Trump appointed Stephen Bannon to be his chief strategist. Before joining Trump’s campaign, Bannon was the…