Hit the links at the 2017 Beth Israel Golf tournament: August 17
By Mike Zabludowski (EJNEws) – What better way to celebrate summer in Edmonton than a day out on the links and supporting a great cause…
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Dr. David Eisenstat appointed as University of Alberta Chair of Oncology
by Deborah Shatz (EJNews) – The University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry has recently appointed Dr. David Eisenstat, a member of Edmonton’s Jewish…
Trump’s lack of State Department appointments can hurt Israel, experts say
By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — Carmel Shama HaCohen, Israel’s ambassador to UNESCO, is second to none in his admiration for the Trump administration’s United…
The Chief Rabbinate’s blacklist isn’t defending Judaism. It’s undermining it.
By Rabbi Seth Farber JERUSALEM (JTA) — Over the weekend, JTA and others reported on a “blacklist of rabbis” maintained by Israel’s Chief Rabbinate. The…
Israeli rabbinate ‘blacklisting’ American rabbis
By Ben Sales (JTA) — Some 160 rabbis, including several prominent American Orthodox leaders, appear on a list of rabbis whom Israel’s haredi Orthodox-dominated Chief…