I had to stop keeping kosher because the meat Is too expensive
By Emily Caruso Parnell (Kveller via JTA) — I started keeping kosher before I became Jewish. Buying kosher meat was one of my first forays…
Opinion
WEJCC Association op/ed: Moving forward with a new JCC in Edmonton
submitted by the WEJCC Association (Edmonton) – Rosh Hashanah ushers in a season of hope and a collective dream to build our new WEJCC. Theodore…
Blog: My Jewish kids are the product of intermarriage, and other reasons for hope
By Julie Wiener (JTA) — Jewish leaders have long warned of the bleak Jewish futures in store for children of intermarriage. But these prognostications were…
Rabbi Kliel Rose: Canadian politics – A time for reflection and reconciliation
by Rabbi Kliel Rose (Edmonton) – The Talmud derives the principle of judging others favourably from a verse in Leviticus (19:15): “In righteousness shall you judge your fellow”…
Mi Shebeirach: Should we pray for healing when death is imminent?
By Jennifer Richler (JTA) — Someone I know died today. Although I didn’t know him well, and haven’t seen him in over 20 years, I…