Dvar of the Week by Rabbi Gila Caine: Come back in person if you can
by Rabbi Gila Caine (AJNews) – If you’ve never been to a Zoom prayer service, you might not realize what a honey-trap it is. I…
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Dvar of the week by Rabbi Steven Schwarzman: Who do we mourn?
by Rabbi Steven Schwarzman (AJNews) – This week’s Torah reading begins with a list of relatives for whom the kohanim must mourn. We use this same…
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Show me the money
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – There is only a slight exaggeration in the observation that you can hardly poke a toe into Israeli soil –…
Book Review: The Transformative Daf – Tractate Megillah by Rabbi Daniel Friedman
Reviewed by Shane Asbell (AJNews) – I had the pleasure recently of reading Rabbi Daniel Friedman’s book, The Transformative Daf, Tractate Megillah and it was…
April 24: Virtual ‘Gunsmoke and Gemara’ event will honour Mrs. Minnie Zuckier A”H
(AJNews) – On April 24, 2022, at 2:30 p.m. MST, House of Jacob Mikveh Israel (Calgary), in conjunction with Congregation Rinat Yisrael (Teaneck NJ), will…