Israel at 70 op/ed: How Israelis like me relate to a country that’s an ocean away
By Ofra Daniel SAN FRANCISCO (J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — My Dear Land, It is almost your birthday. At 70, you are…
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Intergenerational Fun at the Edmonton Jewish Senior Citizen’s Centre
(Edmonton) – It has been a cold, snowy, slippery Edmonton winter but guests at the Jewish Senior Citizen’s Centre have enjoyed a variety of warming…
Citadel Theatre production reminds us about the stark truths of Indian Residential Schools
By Deborah Shatz (EJNews) – The Citadel Theatre’s production of ‘Children of God’ by playwright Corey Payette is a haunting reminder that terrible human rights…
5 Haggadahs and other Passover supplements to modernize your seder this year
By Gabe Friedman NEW YORK (JTA) — Although Jews have celebrated Passover by reading from the Haggadah in one form or another for 2,000 years, Jewish organizations and publishers…
The last Passover countdown checklist you will ever need
By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — The 30-day period between Purim and Passover is often fraught, especially for Jews — especially if, against all sound advice,…