Why Israel is having trouble picking sides in Russia’s war on Ukraine
by Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — Naftali Bennett, Israel’s prime minister, and Yair Lapid, Israel’s foreign minister, have run a fairly cohesive foreign policy, despite…
February 2022
JNF Alberta Cup Hockey Tournament: Feb. 26 &27
(AJNews) – Excitement is mounting for the 2022 JNF Alberta Cup Hockey Tournament which will take place this weekend at the West Edmonton Mall Ice…
Changes coming at Beth Israel Synagogue in Edmonton
(AJNews) – There will be a change at Beth Israel Synagogue soon as Rabbi Zolly Claman has announced his planned departure from Edmonton this summer….
Who are Ukraine’s Jews, and how is Russian’s invasion affecting them?
by Gabe Friedman (JTA) — All of the posturing and fears and hypothesizing became reality early Thursday morning in Ukraine, as Russia launched a full-scale…
Ukraine’s Jews hunker down as long-feared Russian invasion becomes deadly reality
by Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — On Wednesday, Rabbi Shlomo Baksht and his team were still looking into moving the 250 children of the three orphanages…