Why some public school parents are switching to Jewish day schools
By Uriel Heilman (JTA) – When Ali Martell’s eldest daughter reached school age, Martell and her husband both assumed she’d go to a Jewish day…
Edmonton Talmud Torah
Honouring Constable Dan Woodall and the Edmonton Police Hate Crimes Unit
by Deborah Shatz (Edmonton) A tragedy of unspeakable proportions occurred in Edmonton on June 8 when Constable Daniel Woodall, a 35-year-old Edmonton Police officer in…
Grade 7 Talmud Torah class travels to Ottawa
The Grade 7 Talmud Torah class travelled to Ottawa last month with Frida Pesin, Executive Director of the Talmud Torah Society. While there, the students…
Israel Experience makes Judaic Studies come alive for Talmud Torah Students
By Gabriella Tankel, Grade 9 Student – In April, the grade nine classes from Edmonton Talmud Torah and Calgary Jewish Academy traveled to Israel. We…
Sunny day brings out the best at Yom Yerushalayim Parade in Edmonton
by Deborah Shatz (May 17, 2015) Yom Yerushalayim was celebrated around the Jewish world and of course in Edmonton with a “unity walk” from Talmud Torah…