Yom Ha’atzmaut: A good time for a positive rethink on Israel Advocacy
By Steve McDonald When speaking to Jewish audiences about advocacy, I often refer to my own background as a Jewish convert in making the point…
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Yom HaShoah: Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorated in Edmonton
(EJNews) – On May 5 a solemn ceremony was held at the site of the Holocaust Memorial Monument at the legislature grounds in Edmonton to…
President Rivlin addresses Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day ceremony
President Reuven and First Lady Nechama Rivlin, participated in the opening ceremony of Israel’s Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day, held at Yad Vashem, the…
Kids Kottage: Celebrating G-d’s Gifts this Spring
By Kids Kottage (EJNews) – Spring is finally here, and as we celebrate the end of another long winter, we also turn our minds and…
Chametz for a loonie – Best deal in town
(EJNews) – The traditional selling of chametz, before the start of Passover, to a gentile is a time honoured tradition in Judaism so that the…