James Franco to have bar mitzvah, with help from Seth Rogen
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) — James Franco may be 37, but he isn’t yet a man in the Jewish tradition: The popular actor never had a…
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Summer fun in Edmonton at Camp Gan Izzy
We are half way through the summer and the kids at Camp Gan Izzy are having a blast! The summer day camp which is put…
Kevin Swersky and his brain power recently acquired by Twitter
Mazel tov and Kol Hakavod to Edmonton Talmud Torah alumni Kevin Swersky who has gone on to perform some brilliant work in artificial intelligence since…
Blog: Five things to know about Israel’s failed conversion reform
By Ben Sales (JTA) — The Israeli government last November passed a landmark decision that eased the path to conversion for about 400,000 Israelis not considered Jewish…
Op-Ed: The dangers of the Iran nuclear accord
By Abraham H. Foxman NEW YORK (JTA) — Today is the last day of my long tenure as national director of the Anti-Defamation League. It…