Jews fleeing Hurricane Irma are taking refuge in Atlanta’s synagogues
By Ben Sales (JTA) — Rabbi Adam Starr was returning from an emergency trip to Houston, where he had helped a colleague clean up his…
September 2017
Hug a chicken and 4 other twists on traditional High Holidays rituals
By Ben Sales NEW YORK (JTA) — Picture services for the High Holidays: A roomful of congregants sitting with heavy books in their laps listening…
A Jewish ‘Dreamer’ is scared, but refuses to despair
By Penny Schwartz BOSTON (JTA) — At 15, Elias Rosenfeld became a “Dreamer.” At the time, the Venezuela native was attending Dr. Michael M. Krop…
JNF Edmonton presents an Israel Security Briefing: September 14
(EJNews) – The Edmonton Jewish community has a rare opportunity to hear a security briefing from Israel’s National Police Spokesperson Micky Rosenfeld on September 14….
Rabbi Kliel Rose: An Accounting of the Soul
by Rabbi Kliel Rose (EJNews) – Shalom U’vracha! The month of Elul initiates our spiritual preparations for the New Year. Leading up to the Yamim Noraim,…