New children’s books for the Jewish New Year
By Penny Schwartz BOSTON (JTA) — Challah-eating Australian kangaroos, an adventurous cartoon retelling of the biblical story of Jonah and the welcome second-in-a-series chapter book…
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Shalom Baby welcomes newborns to the Jewish Communities in Calgary and Edmonton
By Jenna Soroka (AJNews) – Shalom Baby, a program designed to welcome newborns into the Jewish community and support parents of Jewish families across Canada…
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Beyond an (eye) shadow of a doubt
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – In the Bible and in subsequent Jewish and Christian traditions, the name Jezebel provokes very unfavourable associations. A native of…
These Jewish athletes won medals at the Tokyo Olympics
By Emily Burack (JTA) — The Jewish highlights of the Tokyo Olympics kicked off with Jewish basketball superstar Sue Bird serving as one of Team USA’s…
Gymnast Linoy Ashram wins Israel’s 3rd Olympic gold medal, over a Russian appeal
by Shira Hanau (JTA) — Linoy Ashram won the gold medal in the rhythmic gymnastics contest at the Tokyo Olympics Saturday, narrowly beating out her…