Dvar of the Week: Rabbi Steven Schwarzman, Edmonton Beth Shalom Congregation
By Rabbi Steven Schwarzman (AJNews) – It’s hard for me to believe, but it’s now been 44 years since my first trip to Israel. We…
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From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Visually Challenged
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – A novel that I read recently made several references to a maxim “in the land of the blind, the one-eyed…
Rabbi Mark Glickman: Some things you should know about Reform Judaism
By Rabbi Mark Glickman (AJNews) – When I moved here from the United States six years ago, I was surprised to learn that Judaism in…
‘I am grateful to be alive’: Rabbi held hostage in synagogue attack speaks out in Facebook post
by Shira Hanau (JTA) — Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, the rabbi who was held hostage at his synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, on Saturday along with three…
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Not Dead Yet
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – In an after-dinner conversation between two Babylonian sages, Rav Nahman invited his colleague Rabbi Isaac to share a Torah insight….