Dvar of the Week: Rabbi Gila Caine, Temple Beth Ora, Edmonton
by Rabbi Gila Caine (AJNews) – When experiencing physical, emotional, or spiritual pain we naturally tend to focus on the things or people that hurt…
Holiday Columns
At University of Chicago’s 75th Latke-Hamantash Debate, a little bit of history and a lot of ‘noshalogical’ theories
by Stephen Silver (JTA) — Since its founding in 1890, the University of Chicago has been a hub of scholarship and rigorous debate on numerous…
Leadership, teamwork, and diplomacy: Lessons at sea with the Royal Canadian Navy
By Nico Slobinsky, CIJA (AJNews) – It isn’t every day that civilians are afforded the opportunity to see inside a Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) ship,…
From the Sources: Lord Gordon’s Highland Hanukkah
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – Dickens’ Barnaby Rudge carries the subtitle: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty. It is a historical novel set against…
This catchy ‘West Side Story’ Hanukkah parody was filmed on location in New York
by Lisa Keys (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — The opening shot is a panorama of the George Washington Bridge, its tower and the…