Now translated into 49 languages: Counting the Omer
By Andrew Silow-Carrol (JTA) — There are 49 days between the second night of Passover and the holiday of Shavuot, but who’s counting? Jews the world over, in…
Religion
From the sources by Eliezer Segal: Where the wild things were
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – What exactly was the fourth of the ten plagues that were inflicted upon the Egyptians? It goes by the Hebrew…
B’nei Mitzvot: What is available in Edmonton?
By Matthew Levine (AJNews) – Mira and Gary Campbell led a community information event discussing the various B’nei Mitzvah programs and options at different synagogues…
Book Review: Embodied Kabbalah: Jewish mysticism for all people
Reviewed by Rabbah Gila Caine (AJNews) – Every generation says this: we need a good story. We need a story that brings sense into our…
The Many Dreams of Ron Bing
By David Sklar (AJNews) – What’s a Jew to do on the morning of Christmas Eve? There is no punchline at the end of this…