Domestic violence: The only safe place for battered Orthodox Jewish women in Israel
By Dvora Meyers (JTA) — Twenty years ago, when Noach Korman was starting out as a rabbinic lawyer in Jerusalem, a young woman pushing a…
Health
New breast cancer stats: What’s an Ashkenazi woman to do?
By Erica Brody (JTA) — It’s been a busy couple of weeks for breast cancer. Of course, breast cancer is always busy, exerting its sneaky…
Kids Kottage celebrates 20 years
In the 20 years since Kid’s Kottage first opened its doors, many things about Edmonton’s only crisis nursery have changed. The program has gotten bigger,…
Words matter: Change a phrase, change the meaning
By: Rabbi Rachel Esserman, The Reporter, Vestal, NY Was Shakespeare wrong when he wrote “that which we call a rose / By any other name would…
Israel-Alberta Neuroscience Symposium fuels international collaboration
To foster collaboration between top neuroscience research institutions in Israel and Alberta, an international symposium was held last month to promote the exchange of knowledge and…