New JLI Course Asks: Is Our Criminal Justice System Fair?: Series starts February 4
(Edmonton, AB) – This February, Rabbi Mendy Blachman of the Edmonton JLI will offer Crime and Consequence, a new six-session course by the acclaimed Rohr…
Education
New survey finds critical gaps in Holocaust knowledge in Canada
(January 2019) – Naomi Azrieli, Chair and CEO of the Azrieli Foundation and Julius Berman, President of the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany…
Chag Ha’Banot: Bringing women’s leadership to the community
By Rabbi Gila Caine (EJNews) – Egalitarian Jewish practice usually means, women take part in spheres of our culture which traditionally belonged mostly to men. But we have now…
A Wisconsin rabbi’s message to the high school boys who gave the Nazi salute
By Laurie Zimmerman Editor’s note: Last week, students at Baraboo High School in Wisconsin were seen in a photograph taken last spring in which they appeared to…
Jewish Studies Week features two special events at University of Alberta: Nov 5 & 7
(Edmonton) – Jewish Studies Week will be held at the University of Alberta starting November 5, 2018. A special introductory talk by Dr. Peter Sabo,…