Edmonton’s Beth Tzedek congregation celebrates the holidays and so much more
by Martin Bankey (EJNews) – As Chanukah approached this year, we moved into holiday mode at Edmonton’s Beth Tzedek. Being a smaller congregation, we are…
Holidays
JNF presents on Jan. 31: Israel feeding the world through education
On Sunday, January 31 the community is in for a rare treat with the special Jewish National Fund (JNF) Edmonton event entitled ‘Israel feeding the…
Op-Ed: Tu b’Shvat and the case for eco-Zionism
By Shaul Goldstein JERUSALEM (JTA) – The rabbinic tract Midrash Kohelet Raba tells us that when G-d created Adam, He took him to see each…
On Tu b’Shvat, seeds of growth and change
By Edmon J. Rodman LOS ANGELES (JTA) — For the last three years, I’ve celebrated Tu b’Shvat — the Jewish New Year of the Trees — by…
Holiday magic at Talmud Torah
by Regan Naomi Treewater-Lipes (EJNews) – Once a year something spectacular, extraordinary, and truly magical occurs within the walls of Talmud Torah School. As Jewish families far and…