Or Shalom Sunday School fosters a sense of community
by Francie Nobleman and Debby Waldman (Edmonton) – Since opening its doors more than five years ago, Or Shalom has welcomed students from a range…
Education
I wish I didn’t need to prove myself as a patrilineal Jew
BY SHOSHANNAH TIKVAH I almost walked out of my first college Shabbat. Not only did I miss the close Jewish community from high school, but…
New York City closes 10th Jewish school for violating vaccine order
by Ben Sales NEW YORK (JTA) — New York City has shuttered an Orthodox school in Brooklyn because it has continued to admit unvaccinated students…
Summer Children’s cartooning day camps return to Edmonton and other places in Canada
The famous Australian Cartoon Camps have come back to Canada It will be their 7th year running camps for children in Canada and 2nd time…
US turns to Israeli know-how for medical cannabis research
by Maya Mirsky SAN FRANCISCO (J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — When Israeli plant scientist Nirit Bernstein got a call five years ago from…