Edmonton Talmud Torah to expand its program offerings this fall
By AJNews staff (AJNews) – There is exciting news to announce in the Edmonton Jewish Community. The Talmud Torah Society (TTS) will be expanding its…
Religion
Opinion: I grew up in a mixed Jewish-Arab city. Violence there frightens me more than rockets from Gaza.
By Tomer Persico (JTA) — When I was growing up in Haifa, the city’s mixed population was a steady background, often overlooked rather than noted…
Death toll rises to 6 Israelis, 55 Palestinians in escalating fighting, while Arab protesters torch synagogue
By Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — Exchanges of fire continued in Israel and Gaza on Wednesday with mounting casualties, while Arab-Israelis took to the streets across…
If you’re asking American Jews if they’re religious, you don’t understand American Jews
by Rachel B. Gross (JTA) — In Sheldon Oberman’s children’s book “The Always Prayer Shawl,” a grandfather passes on his tallit to his grandson along…
B’nai Brith Calgary Speaker Series presents Dr. Allan Donsky: June 6
(AJNews) – Tikkun Olam – repairing the world – is one of the core values of Judaism. The work needed to heal the world must…