2019 Annual Tova Yedlin Lecture featuring Dr. Natalie Zemon Davis video now available
(Edmonton) – Last month, the Wirth Institute had the honour of inviting esteemed historian Dr. Natalie Zemon Davis of the University of Toronto to deliver…
Education
Beth Israel’s Smichat Chaver students celebrate their success
(Edmonton) – The Smichat Chaver Program, SCP Siyium, is an exciting and innovative learning program that has recently been implemented at Beth Israel – the…
Edmonton JLI course will help people cope with life challenges
(Edmonton) – This fall, Rabbi Mendy Blachman of Edmonton JLI (Jewish Learning Institute) will offer Worrier to Warrior, a new six-session course by the acclaimed…
6 new children’s books for the Jewish New Year
By Penny Schwartz (JTA) — A Rosh Hashanah apple cake bake-off fit for reality television and another installment in the Scarlet and Sam series from the…
I wish I didn’t need to prove myself as a patrilineal Jew
BY SHOSHANNAH TIKVAH I almost walked out of my first college Shabbat. Not only did I miss the close Jewish community from high school, but…