Sue Bird will be Team USA flag bearer at Olympics opening ceremony
byEmily Burack (JTA) — Jewish basketball star Sue Bird will be one of Team USA’s two flag bearers at the Tokyo Olympics’ opening ceremony on…
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Attention Jewish Athletes: Maccabiah Games will be held in Israel July 2022
(AJNews) – Lace up your shoes and stretch your quads: the Maccabiah Games are back in Israel next July! The world’s third largest sporting event…
Edmonton’s Aviv Israeli Folk Dancers reflect on a year of virtual dance
By Jenna Blair Soroka (AJNews) – Spring is usually the time of the year where the Aviv Israeli Folk Dance Association (AIFDA) and Rikud Academy…
Tokyo Olympics: All the Jewish athletes to watch
by Emily Burack (JTA) — The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are finally happening, a full year after they were planned. And yes, they’re still being called the…
BI is hosting Outdoor Torah Adventures in Edmonton this summer
by Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – Outdoor Torah Adventures are coming to Edmonton courtesy of Beth Israel “the family shul.” As Edmontonians begin to anticipate their…