How Pixar’s ‘Soul’ borrows from an ancient Jewish idea
by Rabbi Benjamin Resnick (JTA) — Pixar’s “Soul,” released on Friday on Disney+, is a tender balm of a movie about an aspiring jazz musician…
Arts
7 Cholent Recipes to Keep You Warm This Winter
by Rachel Myerson (The Nosher via JTA) – What makes a dish “Jewish?” One of the main threads connecting the food of the shtetl to…
Camp BB Riback – a family’s perspective
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Camp BB Riback is a family affair for the Ovics and Sharon clan. The Edmonton family has been affiliated with…
Jewish Edmonton Stories Online project seeks participants
By Paula Kirman (AJNews) – Jewish Edmonton Stories Online, a project for Jewish and non-Jewish Edmontonians alike to learn and connect with the stories and…
A little synagogue in the land of pagodas
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – A beautiful synagogue amidst mosques and Hindu temples in a city most famous for its shimmering pagodas, Musmeah Yeshua is…