After Rabin, why Israel’s Labor Party never recovered
By Ben Sales TEL AVIV (JTA) – The assassin’s bullet that killed former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin 20 years ago on Nov. 4 also…
Politics
Rabbi Kliel Rose: Canadian politics – A time for reflection and reconciliation
by Rabbi Kliel Rose (Edmonton) – The Talmud derives the principle of judging others favourably from a verse in Leviticus (19:15): “In righteousness shall you judge your fellow”…
Beth Israel Rabbi & Rabbanit congratulate Prime Minister Elect Justin Trudeau
Following the October 19 Federal Election that saw the Liberal Party of Canada win a majority government, Edmonton Beth Israel Rabbi Daniel and Rabbanit Batya…
Justin Trudeau’s win is not likely to erode Canada’s support for Israel
By Josh Tapper TORONTO (JTA) — The election of Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau as prime minister represents the first change in Canadian government since…
Larry David is spot-on as Bernie Sanders on ‘SNL’
By Ben Sales (JTA) — “What’s the deal with emails, anyway?” Sounds like a line on a “Seinfeld” episode (or Modern Seinfeld, anyway). But last…