Okanagan Jewish Community welcomes Rabbi Tom Samuels
By Abbey Westbury (AJNews) – One of BC’s small-but-thriving Jewish communities has just raised its profile another notch. The Okanagan Valley, home to snowy…
Religion
As more Israelis choose pure olive oil to light the Hanukkah menorah, counterfeiters see an opportunity
by Cnaan Liphshiz JERUSALEM (JTA) — In a supermarket here, Ohad David makes a beeline for the most expensive olive oil in the store. He…
Rabbi Steven Schwarzman: Rededicating ourselves to Jewish life
By Rabbi Steven Schwarzman (AJNews) – As we learn in Kohelet (Ecclesiastes), which we’re currently studying in our Zoom classes at Beth Shalom, there is…
Rabbi Gila Caine: Where does light come from?
By Rabbi Gila Caine (AJNews) – In the Talmud we find a fabulous story (one of many) about Rabbi Yoḥanan, nestled within a series of…
Chabad of Edmonton welcomes three rabbinical students
By Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – The landscape of Edmonton’s Jewish community has changed dramatically over the past two years. Many of these developments have arisen…