Tikkun Lel Shavuot: A night of engaging learning at Talmud Torah on June 11
(EJNews) – Shavuot is a very special holiday that commemorates the Israelites receiving the ten commandments from G-d on Mount Sinai. It is celebrated 7…
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We can love Jerusalem as Jews without taunting its Muslims
By Jeffrey K. Salkin HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (JTA) — Normally, to quote the famous song, “I love a parade.” Except when I don’t. This weekend was the…
op/ed: What sex in a traditional Shavuot reading can teach today’s teens
By Donna Kirshbaum OMER, Israel (JTA) — As Jews, we tend to pride ourselves on our tradition’s values and how we pass them on to future…
Talmud Torah alumnus helps secure justice against BDS movement on McGill campus
(EJNews) – Edmonton Talmud Torah alumnus Zev Macklin struck a win for human rights last month while attending McGill University in Montreal. Earlier this year…
For Israel and the Palestinians, the peace plans just keep coming
By Ben Sales (JTA) — Here a plan, there a plan, everywhere a peace plan. Conditions in Israel and the Palestinian Authority may not exactly…