‘Jerry and the Falafel’ and other Israel-themed ‘Seinfeld’ episodes
By Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Jerry Seinfeld is set to perform in Israel for the first time, with four stand-up comedy shows scheduled for December…
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Mi Shebeirach: Should we pray for healing when death is imminent?
By Jennifer Richler (JTA) — Someone I know died today. Although I didn’t know him well, and haven’t seen him in over 20 years, I…
Great turn-out at Beth Shalom Federal Election Candidates Forum
by Deborah Shatz (EJNews) – Over 160 people gathered at the Beth Shalom Synagogue on October 8 to hear from candidates representing the three major…
October is Jewish Studies Month at the Wirth Institute at University of Alberta
(EJNews) – The Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies has declared October to be Jewish Studies Month, and will be rolling out a…
Netanyahu and Abbas agree: Blame the UN
By Ben Sales TEL AVIV (JTA) — Benjamin Netanyahu and Mahmoud Abbas took plenty of shots at each other. But in their dueling dueling speeches…