Special lecture on April 17 at UAlberta: Jews, ethical omnivores, vegans and other curious animals
(April 2019) – Dr. Aaron Gross, an historian of religions at the University of San Diego will be presenting a special lecture at the University…
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Netanyahu’s victory means the far right in Israel is about to get a lot more powerful
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Passover’s message about celebrating interfaith families
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The Passover Haggadah story, now in graphic novel form
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Israeli spacecraft Beresheet crashes during moon landing
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