New children’s books for the Jewish New Year
By Penny Schwartz BOSTON (JTA) — Challah-eating Australian kangaroos, an adventurous cartoon retelling of the biblical story of Jonah and the welcome second-in-a-series chapter book…
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Purchase a Rosh Hashanah holiday greeting in Alberta Jewish News
by Deborah Shatz (AJNews) – Alberta Jewish News is celebrating its CHAI Anniversary. It’s been 18 months since the merged rendition of Edmonton Jewish News…
This blintz recipe survived the Holocaust
by June Hersh (The Nosher. via JTA) – Blintzes are one of Shavuot’s most popular dishes. Long associated with Ashkenazi cooking, the light and airy hug…
A Shavuot Message from Adam Silver, CEO Calgary Jewish Federation
by Adam Silver (AJNews) – This time of the Jewish calendar year is very purposeful. It is the season during which we count the time…
This Hungarian coffee cake is even better than babka
by Joe Baur (JTA via Keller) – One morning, my wife suggested I look into making a different kind of bread. Not necessarily to replace…