Okanagan Jewish Community welcomes Rabbi Tom Samuels
By Abbey Westbury (AJNews) – One of BC’s small-but-thriving Jewish communities has just raised its profile another notch. The Okanagan Valley, home to snowy…
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Nissim Black and Kosha Dillz, Jewish hip-hop royalty, remix Adam Sandler’s “Chanukah song”
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Two leading Jewish hip-hop artists have adapted Adam Sandler’s 1995 breakout hit, “The Chanukah Song,” for the present moment. Nissim…
Tourists will be barred from traveling to Israel for 2 weeks as the country monitors Omicron variant
by Shira Hanau (JTA) — Israel will bar all non-citizens from entering the country for at least two weeks due to concern about the spread…
This catchy ‘West Side Story’ Hanukkah parody was filmed on location in New York
by Lisa Keys (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — The opening shot is a panorama of the George Washington Bridge, its tower and the…
As more Israelis choose pure olive oil to light the Hanukkah menorah, counterfeiters see an opportunity
by Cnaan Liphshiz JERUSALEM (JTA) — In a supermarket here, Ohad David makes a beeline for the most expensive olive oil in the store. He…