The first-ever women’s Siyum HaShas shows that Torah learning is for women, too
by Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll JERUSALEM (JTA) — What does one wear to the world’s first women’s Siyum HaShas? The question I posed on social media…
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The Hasidic response to the Monsey attacks? Nuanced debate about what comes next.
by Yisroel B. MONSEY, N.Y. (JTA) — On December 28, I was invited to a Hanukkah party at a friend’s house. I drove through the…
Want your interfaith kids to love Hanukkah? Expose them to Jewish traditions year-round.
by Roberta Rosenthal Kwall CHICAGO (JTA) — During a season where signs of Christmas seem to be on every corner, many Jewish parents in interfaith families…
Too Much Light: Contemplating Earth-Focused Judaism Part 1
This is the first in a series: Contemplating earth-focused Judaism By Rabbi Gila Caine (December 2019) – The primeval fight between Light and Darkness is…
Beth Israel’s Smichat Chaver students celebrate their success
(Edmonton) – The Smichat Chaver Program, SCP Siyium, is an exciting and innovative learning program that has recently been implemented at Beth Israel – the…