Jon Stewart looks back at his Jewish moments
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) – For years it has been written about, and on the night of July 23 it was sealed: Jon Stewart is…
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James Franco to have bar mitzvah, with help from Seth Rogen
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) — James Franco may be 37, but he isn’t yet a man in the Jewish tradition: The popular actor never had a…
Summer fun in Edmonton at Camp Gan Izzy
We are half way through the summer and the kids at Camp Gan Izzy are having a blast! The summer day camp which is put…
Summertime, and the reading is easy
By Victor Wishna (JTA) It’s summer, that time of year when everyone drops everything they’re doing, finds a quiet stretch of sandy shore and spends…
Going ‘Inside Out’ on Tisha b’Av
By Edmon J. Rodman LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Does the hit Pixar movie “Inside Out” hold a clue as to why many Jews find it…