Canadian Jews most targeted group for third year in a row
(July 22, 2019) – Data released by Statistics Canada today has revealed that Canadian Jews were the most targeted group for hate crimes in 2018,…
Religion
Just because I don’t want kids doesn’t make me a bad Jew
by Elena Gormley This story originally appeared on Alma. When most people ask me if I’ll ever have children, I’m usually pretty blunt. Nope, kids…
Anti-Semitism is strengthening the Jewish identity of young people. Why haven’t our organizations embraced them?
by Howard Lovy TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (JTA) – The year was 2000, and Michael Steinhardt had just dropped a bombshell that nearly brought an otherwise dignified…
I didn’t believe in G-d. Then I had kids.
by Debra Jacobs This story originally appeared on Kveller. Something terrible happened and, for the first time in my life, I prayed. A while back,…
Orthodox dads need therapy, too
by Mendel Horowitz JERUSALEM (JTA) — One evening each week in this city, in a space that functions during daylight hours as a children’s playroom,…