The Jewish calendar reminds us where we’ve been — and what’s next
by Rabbi Adina Allen (My Jewish Learning via JTA) — The Shavuot holiday that we observed last month commemorates two different kinds of harvests. Originally…
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An app that can generate 64,000 kosher cheesecake recipes aims to prove AI’s value
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Sara Goldstein’s regular cheesecake recipe is like the rest of the kosher food she makes and shares on her Instagram account…
Calgary celebrates Israel@75: A People United
By Hannah Silver (AJNews) – The room fell silent as the siren sounded – a blaring reminder that the battle to obtain, and retain, independence…
Is Shavuot 1 day or 2 days long?
By MJL Staff (This article first appeared on My Jewish Learning.) If you live in the land of Israel, Shavuot is a one-day holiday. This…
Now translated into 49 languages: Counting the Omer
By Andrew Silow-Carrol (JTA) — There are 49 days between the second night of Passover and the holiday of Shavuot, but who’s counting? Jews the world over, in…