As Lightning vies for Stanley Cup, the team’s Jewish owner chats with JTA
By Hillel Kuttler (JTA) — Jeffrey Vinik, the owner of the National Hockey League’s Tampa Bay Lightning, is experiencing a first: his team playing in…
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2015 Edmonton Folk Music Festival reveals exciting main stage lineup
Music lovers and festival fans are in for a real treat this summer. The lineup for the fabulous Edmonton Folk Music Festival was released Wednesday…
Beth Israel presents “The Prime Ministers – the Pioneers” June 7 at Garneau Theatre
by EJN Staff – Edmonton’s Beth Israel Synagogue, the Family Shul, is eagerly anticipating their biggest fundraiser of the year – the screening of The…
Why the NBA Finals are a lose-lose situation for Maccabi Coach of the Year David Blatt
by Gabe Friedman (JTA) — After the last game of an impressive series sweep of the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt talked with…
Citing the Talmud, Dr. Ruth questions sexual consent requirements. Is her reading correct?
By Julie Wiener NEW YORK (JTA) — Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the octogenarian therapist and TV host, is famous for her frank and open talk about sex. But…