Rabbi Nisan Andrews: Pesach and responsibilities
By Rabbi Nisan Andrews (AJNews) – During my sojourn in London, England, I remember a congregant who had just returned from a visit to the…
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Self-Discovery through storytelling: A CJA Grade 2 autobiography project
By Lesley Machon (AJNews) – “Story, as it turns out, was crucial to our evolution—more so than opposable thumbs. Opposable thumbs let us hang…
An ‘historic’ day in Israel ends with a political compromise — and big questions about the future
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Like hundreds of thousands of her fellow Israelis, Kelly Breakstone Roth’s instinct on March 26 was to take to the…
Festival Hatzafon brings Israeli Dance to Edmonton
By Jenna Soroka (AJNews) – The Aviv Israeli Folk Dance Association’s (AIFDA) annual Festival Hatzafon was held on March 1 in Campus Saint-Jean’s auditorium. The…
Crossing a Disputed Line: A conversation in the Jewish community about Palestinians
by David Sklar (AJNews) – Peter Driftmier was visibly nervous but composed, as he stepped up to the front of Temple B’nai Tikvah’s library on…