Al Osten donates a ‘game changer’ to Camp BB-Riback
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Calgary philanthropist Al Osten has few regrets in life, but one of them is that he never had the opportunity…
December 2025
Raising awareness and chesed about kidney donation
By Regan Lipes (AJNews) – In Vayikra it is said: “You shall keep My statutes and My laws, which a person shall do and shall…
This year’s Hanukkah kids’ books light up the imagination
By Penny Schwartz (JTA) — From Who-ville to Schmoozeville, and from island getaways to cozy homes, this year’s crop of Hanukkah books for kids of…
Netanyahu says he is formally seeking the pardon Trump requested on his behalf
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is formally seeking a preemptive pardon of the criminal charges he has long faced, saying…
Getting to know Zevi Eckhaus, the bowl-bound Jewish quarterback who prays at the 18-yard line
by Joseph Strauss (JTA) — After a game, it’s not uncommon for football players to kneel in a prayer circle at midfield. But Zevi Eckhaus,…