Saying goodbye to Shimon Peres, world leaders talk peace and love
By Andrew Tobin JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israeli and world leaders gathered atop Mount Herzl on Friday to say goodbye to Shimon Peres, Israel’s last founding…
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CIJA: Effective advocacy requires grassroots action
By Shimon Koffler Fogel (EJNews) – The Jewish community has always had a disproportionate impact on Canadian politics and public policy development – and the Edmonton…
Kosher Recipe: Date Honey Cake
By Ronnie Fein (The Nosher via JTA) — As a kid I would shiver at the prospect of eating honey cake, which I thought was…
We need to stop overcooking for the holidays
By Kenden Alfond (Kveller via JTA) — As a young woman at Jewish holiday tables, I never felt comfortable with being the “woman in charge”…
Rabbanit Batya Friedman: Today we stand together
By Batya Friedman (EJNews) – Many of you read my op-ed piece in the Edmonton Journal about how I was going to wear a shvimkleid…