Calgary’s shuls and congregations navigate the Covid-19 pandemic
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – In the immortal words of Monty Python, “nobody expects the Spanish inquisition.” The same can be said of the Spanish…
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5 things to know as Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial gets underway, at long last
By Marcy Oster, JERUSALEM (JTA) — After more than three years of investigation, charges in three cases and three national elections, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Commercial flights will not resume to Israel until at least mid-July
By Marcy Oster, JERUSALEM (JTA) — Commercial flights will not resume to Israel until mid-July at the earliest, according to the head of Ben Gurion Airport….
These 10 Yiddish words will get you through quarantine
By Ellen Scolnic and Joyce Eisenberg (Kveller) – We’ve been self-quarantining for more than 40 days and 40 nights and, quite frankly, we’re running out of steam….
Talmud Torah Teachers rise to the challenge
By Ari Sniderman (Edmonton) – Moving classrooms online challenged teachers, students, parents, and administration to train themselves very quickly for an unprecedented learning dynamic. It…