Allen Fagin, head of the Orthodox Union, reflects on how the pandemic has changed Orthodox life
by Shira Hanau (JTA) – Even before the coronavirus pandemic hit the New York region in March, the Orthodox community was on edge. A surge…
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Westridge & Wolf Willow communities propose parks rejuvenation with the City of Edmonton
(AJNews) – The Westridge-Wolf Willow-Country Club Community League (WWWCCCL) is excited to announce that the board has successfully proposed a project to rejuvenate both community…
Anti-semitism becomes political fodder in the Alberta legislature
by Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – The Jewish Federations of Edmonton and Calgary say they expressed concerns privately with the provincial government after an appointee to…
Meet Omer Yankelevich, the Orthodox woman tasked with mending the frayed ties between Israel and the Diaspora
by Sam Sokol JERUSALEM (JTA) — Omer Yankelevich is the new minister of Diaspora affairs in Israel, meaning she’s in charge of managing the Jewish…
White Jews should understand why Black Americans need reparations now
by Lilli Sher This story originally appeared on Alma. As a white person, as a Jewish person and as the descendant of Holocaust survivors who…