Kosher Recipe: Plantain Latkes with Avocado Crema Recipe
By Samantha Ferraro (The Nosher via JTA) — Every year I create a new latke recipe for the Hanukkah season. Potatoes are so last year,…
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Bob Dylan speech at Nobel: Never had time to ask myself if my songs were literature
(JTA) — Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan said in a speech read at the Nobel Prize awards presentation that he “never could have imagined” that he would…
RCA renews call for respectful treatment of converts within Orthodox Jewish community
(Dec. 12, 2016) – The Rabbinical Council of America, the leading organization of Orthodox rabbis in North America, today released a resolution, passed by direct…
Edmonton Multi-Faith Society calls for an end to hate literature and vandalism
(Dec. 2016) – The Edmonton Phoenix Multi-Faith Society for Harmony has membership comprising of the Muslim, Jewish and Christian faiths. They issued the following statement in…
Kirk Douglas, on his 100th birthday, looks back — and ahead
By Tom Tugend LOS ANGELES (JTA) – Kirk Douglas — actor, director, producer, author, philanthropist and Torah student — is celebrating his 100th birthday on Friday,…