Knowledge, Life and Shavuot
by Rabbi Gila Caine (AJNews) – Our shul’s youth leaders, who deal with our tweens and teens, have lots to say about education. And as…
Religion
Calgary’s shuls and congregations navigate the Covid-19 pandemic
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – In the immortal words of Monty Python, “nobody expects the Spanish inquisition.” The same can be said of the Spanish…
To accurately count Jews of color, we need to radically change our assumptions about Jews
By Marc L. Dollinger, SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (JTA) — Two summers ago, I published an academic book about blacks and Jews that did not include a single black…
From the sources: Notes from outside the camp during a pandemic
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – As I sit here at home in self-isolation, following my return to Canada from an abbreviated visit to Israel, I…
Fauci to Orthodox Jews: Ease into communal prayer as gatherings become possible
by Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, who directs infectious disease research for the federal government, advised Orthodox Jews to phase in communal…