Empty Chairs, Six Months: Shabbat Table for the Hostages will be on exhibit in Edmonton
by Jenna Vetsch (AJNews) – October 7 – what was once an unremarkable day – is now a terrible stain in history marked by the…
2024
BBYO IC: A convention for the books
By Lilah Silver and Will Hatch BBYO International Convention (IC) 2024 was a convention for the books. As BBYO Edmonton N’Siah Addison Borhaven wrote “IC…
Biden administration ‘outraged’ by Israeli strike that killed 7 aid workers, as humanitarian groups suspend operations in Gaza
by Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Biden White House expressed its “outrage” over an Israeli drone strike Monday that killed seven aid workers with…
The Passover seder gets a post-Oct. 7 rethink.
by Jacob Gurvis (JTA) — As the American-Israeli poet Marty Herskovitz thought about the upcoming Passover holiday, the prospect of singing “Dayenu” at the first…
Tens of thousands participate in global Shema prayer on behalf of Israeli hostages
by Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Tens of thousands of Jews around the world joined in a collective recitation of the Shema prayer on Thursday March…