Dvar of the Week: Cantor Russ Jayne, Beth Tzedec Congregation, Calgary
by Cantor Russ Jayne Parashat Vayigash (AJNews) – When kids in Hebrew School read the story of Joseph, he looks very good. He saves the…
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In New York, Israeli minister promises progress on Western Wall’s non-Orthodox prayer space
byBen Sales (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Israel will set plans in motion to renovate the non-Orthodox prayer space at the Western Wall,…
Jews were the creative forces behind ‘West Side Story’ decades ago and today. Should they be?
by Jordyn Haime (JTA) — In 1955, theater director Jerome Robbins approached writer Arthur Laurents and composer Leonard Bernstein with a new idea for a…
This Jewish artist’s tarot card deck is inspired by Torah and ecology
by Maya Mirsky (J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — A forest fire, racing up a mountain. A tortoise, deep inside the…
The New York Times updates style guide to ‘antisemitism,’ losing the hyphen
by Shira Hanau (JTA) — The New York Times has updated its style guide and now favors the use of the spelling “antisemitism” over “anti-Semitism.”…