A graphic novel of the Purim story, from a Batman comics editor
by Julian Voloj (JTA) — In 1996, Jordan Gorfinkel launched two series of comics that get at the two sides to his personality and career….
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Mazal Tov to the CJA Hawks!
(AJNews) – Mazel Tov to the CJA Junior Boys Basketball team on capturing Gold in the C.I.S.A.A. League Championship. Go Hawks!
Purim change of pace: a chocolate dough
By Shannon Sarna NEW YORK (JTA) — Hamantaschen talk is always about the filling: prune, poppy, apricot and strawberry, just to name a few favorites….
Leah Horlick becomes U of C’s first Jewish Writer-in-Residence
by Irena Karshenbaum (AJNews) – In what may be a first in its 30-year history, the University of Calgary Distinguished Writers Program has appointed a…
Book Review: Embodied Kabbalah: Jewish mysticism for all people
Reviewed by Rabbah Gila Caine (AJNews) – Every generation says this: we need a good story. We need a story that brings sense into our…