Why Gal Gadot is Israel’s real-life Wonder Woman
By Ben Sales (JTA) — Israel’s famously partisan papers have finally found something to agree on: They all love Gal Gadot. Israel Hayom, the Sheldon Adelson-funded right-wing…
Arts
Purim fun in Shushan at Beth Israel
Purim was celebrated with a smorgasbord of activities this year at Beth Israel Synagogue in Edmonton, culminating with a fantastic ‘Purim in Shushan’ party on…
Purim Awakens with a successful shpiel at Beth Shalom
Mordi Ben Kanobi wants the entire Jewish community to know that “Purim Awakens” held at Edmonton Beth Shalom Synagogue on March 23 was truly an…
‘Batman v. Superman’: Jesse Eisenberg on Lex Luthor’s embrace of Jewish culture
By Curt Schleier (JTA) — When the highly anticipated movie “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” opens nationally on Friday, several burning questions will finally…
At Theatre Calgary – Is ‘Bad Jews’ good or bad for the Jewish audience?
(CALGARY, AB) – From March 15 until April 10, 2016, Theatre Calgary is bringing one of the most produced and most talked-about comedies in North…