Birthright founder Charles Bronfman to Reform Jews: Take back trips from Chabad
ORLANDO, Florida (JTA) – Birthright Israel co-founder Charles Bronfman called on the Reform movement to displace Chabad as the largest provider of Birthright trips to…
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Canada to reprise role as ‘honest broker’ in Mideast, new foreign affairs minister says
TORONTO (JTA) — Canada’s just-elected Liberal government will stop making Israel a partisan issue, the country’s new foreign affairs minister said. Stephane Dion, a former…
Na’amat Canada Edmonton: Tikvah Chapter carries the torch – Part 3
by Sylvia Alpern (Edmonton) – In celebration of the 90th Anniversary year of Na’amat Canada, we present the final set of interviews in our series:…
Pew survey: 57% of U.S. Jews eat pork and Torah study more popular
By Uriel Heilman NEW YORK (JTA) — Do you experience feelings of peace and well-being at least once a week? Did G-d write the Torah?…
I had to stop keeping kosher because the meat Is too expensive
By Emily Caruso Parnell (Kveller via JTA) — I started keeping kosher before I became Jewish. Buying kosher meat was one of my first forays…