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…
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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…
Adam Fox named hockey’s top defenseman, first Jewish player to win a major NHL award
by Marc Brodsky (JTA) — It’s been seven decades since the New York Rangers had a star Jewish defenseman. This season they had the best…
The holiness of returning to summer camp
by Eva Grossman (Alma via JTA) – I am a camp person through and through. Camp has always been my happy place. For a long…