Europe’s Jews prepare public Hanukkah events to ‘drive out darkness’
By Cnaan Liphshiz AMSTERDAM (JTA) — Before the attack on a Christmas market in Berlin on December 19, 2016, Rabbi Yehudah Teichtal had planned to…
Articles by Alberta Jewish News
New books for teens and pre-teens – great stories with lots of lessons
(EJNews) – Two new middle grades novels that are sure to interest and engage pre-teen and teen readers were launched recently by Fictive Press. The…
Blog: Moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem: the good, the bad and the unpredictable
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) – President-elect Donald Trump said during his campaign he wants to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem. His nominee for…
Blue Crinkle Cookies Recipe for Hanukkah
By Rachel Kor (The Nosher via JTA) — In many homes, there is a tradition to bake Hanukkah cookies this time of year. Whether it’s the sugar…
8 books for 8 nights of Hanukkah
By Victor Wishna (JTA) — Hanukkah is “late” this year (no disrespect to lunar-calendar literalists), which means winter will be well underway by the time…