Tickets on sale now for the 21st annual Calgary BTZ Jewish Film Festival: Virtual event Nov. 6 – 21
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – The 21st annual Beth Tzedec Congregation Jewish Film Festival rolls out on November 6 – 21 with a virtual film…
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Edmonton Beth Israel hosts a virtual Challah Bake – with more activities to come this winter
by Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – ‘Community unity through Jewish learning’ is the name of the game at Beth Israel Synagogue. As the seasons change, and Edmontonians…
The ‘Jewface’ debate about casting non-Jews as Jews betrays an Ashkenazi bias
by MaNishtana (JTA) — Actress and comedian Sarah Silverman, in comments on her Sept. 30 podcast, railed against the practice of casting non-Jews as Jewish characters…
Writing Hebrew letters creatively is a Jewish tradition. This rabbi sees sacredness in doodles, too.
by Shira Hanau (JTA) — When the pandemic kept Rabbi Emily Meyer stuck at home last year, she took up a hobby familiar to any elementary…
Art and Scroll Studio: Presenting Season Two!
By Shelley Werner (AJNews) – On Wednesday October 6, 2021, at 7 pm MDT on zoom, the second season of Art and Scroll Studio will…