Visions for the post-pandemic Jewish world: Imagining a better future
by Laura E. Adkins NEW YORK (JTA) — After nearly two months of intense social distancing, we are all finding ourselves longing for things to…
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From the JHSSA archives: Calgary Jews face an epidemic – 1918
The Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta presents this article from the archives of the JHSSA Journal “Discovery” dated June 2003. It was relevant in…
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Rosh Hashanah by Zoom? Synagogues are already planning for a socially distanced High Holidays.
by Josefin Dolsten (JTA) — For rabbis, the end of Passover marks the beginning of a new season: planning for the Rosh Hashanah and Yom…