B’nai Brith Lodge dinner honours Hillel Neuer, and Dan Balaban
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – The leaders and volunteers of B’nai Brith Calgary Lodge #816 know a thing or two about putting together meaningful, entertaining…
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Canada passes revised motion meant to promote peace in the Middle East
(AJNews) – On March 19, Canada’s MPs approved a motion that clarified its position on the Middle East. After much debate and many revisions, the…
On Purim, there’s a fast before the festival. It’s a ritual I need in these dark times.
by Esther Sperber (JTA) — I’m jogging in New York City’s Riverside Park, as I do a few times a week. The air is fresh…
How do we celebrate Purim in a time of mourning? We’re not the first Jews to face that question.
by David I. Bernstein JERUSALEM (JTA) — A colleague on the faculty of Pardes, the learning community based in Jerusalem, described to me how in…
A message from Stacey Leavitt-Wright, CEO Jewish Federation of Edmonton
by Stacey Leavitt-Wright (Edmonton) – Walking through the streets of Tel Aviv in February, I noticed many Purim pop- up stores, with fun and crazy…