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…
Religion
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…
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…