From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Rabbi Judah, King Hezekiah… and a Cancelled Fast
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – One of the most revered figures in Jewish memory was the Patriarch Rabbi Judah I ben Simeon. Talmudic tradition singled…
August 2022
At Urban Retreat Spa Centre in Edmonton: Empower yourself – feel beautiful
By Anita Prysko (Edmonton) – Urban Retreat Body & Skincare Centre is a gem of a business nestled conveniently in the Wolf Willow Shopping Centre…
Ceasefire brokered by Egypt ends days of fighting between Israel and Palestinian terrorists
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — After more than 48 hours in which hundreds of rockets were fired from Gaza toward targets in Israel, calm reigned…
Canadian Jews were most-targeted religious minority for police-reported hate crimes last year
(Ottawa) – Statistics Canada has released police-reported hate crime data for 2021 revealing, once again, that hate crimes targeting the Black and Jewish populations remained the…
Melissa Bank, bestselling author of modern Jewish heroines, dies at 61
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) – Melissa Bank, whose stories of flawed, funny Jewish heroines searching for love and fulfillment won over readers’ hearts around the…