Edmonton celebrates the annual Challah Bake and Shabbat Project at Beth Israel this month
by Regan Treewater (AJNews) – We have Shabbat; let’s keep it!” is the catchy slogan for the worldwide Shabbat Project. “We can steal a day…
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If Jewish unity means accepting bigotry and dehumanization, count me out
by Larry Yudelson (JTA) — Even before the results were known in this most divisive of campaigns, the push was on for the Jewish community…
Israeli soccer fans injured in Amsterdam mob violence that authorities denounce as antisemitic
by Ron Kampeas This is a developing story. (JTA) – Israel said it had dispatched two planes to Amsterdam early Friday morning to extricate Israeli…
Anxiety, concern and hope: How swing-state rabbis, and their communities, are reacting to Trump’s win
by Jacob Gurvis (JTA) — Prior to Election Day, Rabbi Abe Friedman shared that he has two rules for discussing politics from the pulpit: The…
‘A Real Pain’ is Jesse Eisenberg’s love letter to Poland, the country his family left under duress
by Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA) — In Jesse Eisenberg’s new film, a pair of American Jewish cousins on a heritage tour of Poland sneak back onto…