From fake burps to reverse tashlich, new children’s books bring the High Holidays to life
by Penny Schwartz (JTA) — A bumper crop of new kids’ books about the High Holidays is hitting shelves in 2026, surprising close observers of…
August 2026
From the sources by Eliezer Segal: In heaven with Morgan Davis
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – One of my favourite Leonard Cohen songs is the one called “Bird on the Wire.” The Montreal poet explained that…
Chai There! Podcast Episode 8 – Noam Osband, Producer, Performer, Musician, and Doctor of Anthropology
(AJNews) – On the eighth episode of the Chai There! Podcast, hosts Addison Borhaven and David Sklar are joined by Producer, Performer, Musician, and Doctor…
A consultant was fired for telling Jewish leaders to avoid the term ‘Zionism.’ But did he have a point?
by Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — A communications consultant was let go by the Jewish Federations of North America last week for saying something that a…
Picklefest is coming to Calgary on August 29. The secret ingredient is people
By David Sklar (AJNews) – What started as an unexpected discovery on the streets of New York has grown into a celebration of food, family…