Harassment at a Western Wall bar mitzvah renews the fight over prayer spaces in Israel
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) – The video taken at the mixed-gender prayer space at Israel’s Western Wall is brief, but the incident it captured has…
Religion
From the sources by Eliezer Segal: A grain of truth
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – Each of the biblical pilgrimage festivals has both an agricultural and a historical significance. Thus, Passover is situated in the…
June 4: Beth Israel is hosting a pre-Shavuot “Night of Insight” – with great food
by Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – As the weather in Edmonton is heating up for summer, so is the programming at Beth Israel Synagogue! Recently, over…
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…
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…