Jonathan Sacks, former UK chief rabbi and Jewish ‘intellectual giant,’ dies at 72
by Ben Harris, Cnaan Liphshiz, Gabe Friedman (JTA) — Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, the former chief rabbi of the United Kingdom whose extensive writings and frequent…
Religion
From the Sources: Abraham’s Daughter
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – The Talmud tells of a group of rabbis who gathered for a festive meal in the sukkah of the exilarch,…
Breaking News: Edmonton Menorah Academy to close at the end of this school year
(AJNews) – The landscape of Jewish education in Edmonton will be changing very soon with the recent announcement that the Edmonton Menorah Academy will be…
What is the role of Chevra Kadisha in Edmonton – Part 2
By Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – On May 26, 1907, the Edmonton Hebrew Association purchased what is today, the city’s Jewish cemetery. For 113 years the…
Mayim Bialik on what Yom Kippur and the book of Jonah mean to her this year
by Mayim Bialik (JTA) — Yom Kippur. The Day of Atonement. After a year unlike any we could have anticipated, I have been waiting for this…