Rabbi Matthew Ponak asks: Can a pig be kosher?
by Rabbi Matthew Ponak (AJNews) – Many Jews today carry guilt for not being more “religious.” Many of us, consciously or unconsciously, hold up ritually…
Arts
2021 Emmys: All the Jewish nominees, from Jurnee Smollett to Michael Douglas
by Emily Burack (JTA) — At the last Emmy Awards, “Schitt’s Creek,” the comedy from Jewish father-son duo Eugene and Dan Levy, swept the night,…
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: The fascination with vaccination
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – Rabbi Pinhas Elijah Hurwitz was an itinerant Lithuanian scholar whose travels took him to Galicia, Poland, Prussia, Holland, Hungary and…
Attention Jewish Athletes: Maccabiah Games will be held in Israel July 2022
(AJNews) – Lace up your shoes and stretch your quads: the Maccabiah Games are back in Israel next July! The world’s third largest sporting event…
Edmonton’s Aviv Israeli Folk Dancers reflect on a year of virtual dance
By Jenna Blair Soroka (AJNews) – Spring is usually the time of the year where the Aviv Israeli Folk Dance Association (AIFDA) and Rikud Academy…