IDF official says 71,000 killed in Gaza war, matching Gaza Health Ministry estimate
by Grace Gilson (JTA) — A senior Israel Defense Forces official told Israeli media outlets on Thursday that the military estimates a death toll in…
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From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: We Are the Tree (?)
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – In discussions about Jewish attitudes toward nature, the most widely quoted biblical text is probably a passage in Deuteronomy that…
Reflecting on my summer in Israel
By Shayna Cairns (Edmonton) – This past summer, I had the opportunity to travel to Israel on the NCSY TJJ (The Jerusalem Journey) program, an…
Commemorating January 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
(AJNews) – January 27 2026 will mark the 81st anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp. Over one…
Support is available at Jewish Family Services Edmonton
by Meital Siva-Jain (JFSE) – When people first learn I wasn’t born in Canada (my accent is a strong hint), they often ask why I…