As more Israelis choose pure olive oil to light the Hanukkah menorah, counterfeiters see an opportunity
by Cnaan Liphshiz JERUSALEM (JTA) — In a supermarket here, Ohad David makes a beeline for the most expensive olive oil in the store. He…
Holiday Columns
Rabbi Steven Schwarzman: Rededicating ourselves to Jewish life
By Rabbi Steven Schwarzman (AJNews) – As we learn in Kohelet (Ecclesiastes), which we’re currently studying in our Zoom classes at Beth Shalom, there is…
Rabbi Gila Caine: Where does light come from?
By Rabbi Gila Caine (AJNews) – In the Talmud we find a fabulous story (one of many) about Rabbi Yoḥanan, nestled within a series of…
PJ Library celebrates Hanukkah
(AJNews) – This year, Hanukkah, the holiday of lights, runs from November 28 through December 6. PJ Library, supported by both the Calgary Jewish Federation…
Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides: Chanukah – The kitchen holiday that brings light into the darkness
by Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides (AJNews) – “The miracle is these things have clogged our people’s arteries for 2000 years, yet we survived” Grampa Boris…