Statement by Stephen Harper to mark Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement
Ottawa, Sept. 21, 2015 – “Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, marks the end of the Ten Days of Awe, which fall between Rosh Hashana…
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Beyond the bagel: Breaking the Yom Kippur fast with flair
By Shannon Sarna NEW YORK (JTA) — By the time the fast is over on Yom Kippur, the last thing you want to be doing…
Green Party Statement on Rosh Hashanah
(OTTAWA) September 13, 2015 – Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada (Saanich – Gulf Islands), issued the following statement on Rosh Hashanah:…
Freundel apologizes for mikvah-peeping, but must Jews forgive?
By Uriel Heilman NEW YORK (JTA) — Writing from his jail cell this week, just days before the Jewish New Year, Rabbi Barry Freundel said…
Why Sandy Koufax sitting out a World Series game still matters 50 years later
By Hillel Kuttler WASHINGTON (JTA) – Jesse Agler was pretty talented as a catcher and pitcher in Little League, yet his parents benched him regularly….