We need to step up our charitable giving during the pandemic — it’s the Jewish thing to do
by Yvette Alt Miller (This article originally appeared in Kveller.) – It’s been decades since I ordered food at a McDonald’s. I’ve kept kosher since I…
Opinion
Yom Kippur and the anatomy of an apology – in Canadian politics
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Central to the practice of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur is the concept of t’shuva, or repentance. It’s the time…
What Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg taught us about the gift of time
by Daniel B. Shapiro (JTA) — As Jews in the United States prepared to light candles to welcome Rosh Hashanah, they were hit with the…
From the sources: Oh give me a home…
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – When the Bible wanted to convey the idea of extraordinary strength, one of its favourite images was an animal called…
Letter to the Editor: Racist remarks should be met directly by our community leaders
(AJNews) – Dear Editor: Though I am not aware of any forum in your newspaper for responding to articles published in your newspaper, I felt…