What You Need to Know About the Hanukkah Story
By Lesli Koppelman Ross (My Jewish Learning via JTA) – In 168 BCE, the ruler of the Syrian kingdom, Antiochus Epiphanes IV, stepped up his…
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Op/ Ed: There is no religious excuse for not vaccinating your kids
By Alan Kadish and Edward C. Halperin NEW YORK (JTA) — Opposition to vaccination on political and religious grounds has been swaying parents across the…
Op/Ed: I’m dreaming of a Hanukkah song as good as ‘White Christmas’
By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — A Facebook friend is looking for nominations for the Great Hanukkah Song. I’m not impressed by the candidates. The classics…
On Nov. 30, Canadian MPs paid tribute to Jewish refugees in the House of Commons
OTTAWA – MPs David Sweet (Flamborough—Glanbrook, Conservatives) and Marco Mendicino (Mount Royal, Liberals) both made statements in the House of Commons Friday to commemorate November…
CHW receives the largest transformative endowment gift in CHW history
Toronto, Canada – Canadian Hadassah-WIZO (CHW) announced that it has received the largest transformative endowment gift in CHW history from Marla and Aubrey Dan of…