My Kids Keep Asking Why We’re Jewish. This Is How I Respond
By Emily Caruso Parnell (Kveller via JTA) — The season of soul-searching is nearly upon us, and my 7-year-old son and I have started having…
Holiday Columns
How to not spoil your interfaith kids during the holiday season
By Susan Katz Miller (Kveller via JTA) — “We get twice the presents!” Most interfaith kids will utter this classic, and rather obnoxious, boast at…
Chanukah (2015) in Edmonton – Bigger and brighter than ever: at the Legislature and the EIA
Chabad of Edmonton is very pleased to announce that in addition to the Annual Candle Lighting Ceremony at the Alberta Legislature, there is a new…
The Jewish Force awakens: A ‘Star Wars’ Chanukah gift guide
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) In the nearly 40 years since the breakout success of the first “Star Wars” film, the franchise has raked in $37 billion, mostly from branded…
Why Shemini Atzeret is the pinnacle of the High Holidays season
By Sarah Chandler NEW YORK (JTA) — You might not know it, but Shemini Atzeret is the pinnacle of the High Holidays season. Not Rosh Hashanah, when our fates…