Chanukah is a beautiful time of year
By Rabbi Zolly Claman (EJNews) – Chanukah is such a beautiful time of year. As the nights get longer and our daylight gets shorter, we…
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Chag Ha’Banot: Bringing women’s leadership to the community
By Rabbi Gila Caine (EJNews) – Egalitarian Jewish practice usually means, women take part in spheres of our culture which traditionally belonged mostly to men. But we have now…
Op/ Ed: There is no religious excuse for not vaccinating your kids
By Alan Kadish and Edward C. Halperin NEW YORK (JTA) — Opposition to vaccination on political and religious grounds has been swaying parents across the…
Op/Ed: I’m dreaming of a Hanukkah song as good as ‘White Christmas’
By Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — A Facebook friend is looking for nominations for the Great Hanukkah Song. I’m not impressed by the candidates. The classics…
On Nov. 30, Canadian MPs paid tribute to Jewish refugees in the House of Commons
OTTAWA – MPs David Sweet (Flamborough—Glanbrook, Conservatives) and Marco Mendicino (Mount Royal, Liberals) both made statements in the House of Commons Friday to commemorate November…