Installation of Rabbi Gila Caine fills the sanctuary at Temple Beth Ora
By Ann Goldblatt Temple Beth Ora’s official welcome of Rabbi Gila Caine as the synagogue’s rabbi was an evening filled with meaning, music, and joy….
Religion
Israel told its citizens not to light bonfires on Lag b’Omer. They did it anyway.
by Ben Sales JERUSALEM (JTA) — It’s topping 90 degrees in this city, so the Israeli Fire Department asked its citizens not to light bonfires this year…
op/ed: Why Israel is investing in Diaspora Jewish education
By Naftali Bennett JERUSALEM (JTA) — For decades, world Jewry helped Israel. Organizations gathered and sent funds to the feeble, small state; our Air Force…
Kosher supermarkets hate cleaning for Passover as much as you do
By Ben Sales NEW YORK (JTA) — Pomegranate, a gourmet kosher supermarket in Brooklyn, spends $75,000 every year getting its kitchen ready for Passover. Hungarian Kosher…
Four Questions on Brit Milah (Passover-Style)
By Rabbi Dovid Koehler, Edmonton Mohel (EJNews) – Mazel tov! A new baby is born into a loving family, and along with the simcha (happiness)…