Chabad brings Chanukah Joy to OPH and Edmonton
Chanukah was celebrated enthusiastically at OPH with Chabad Rabbi Mendy Blachman and the Chabad Choir visiting on the eighth night to light the candles and…
Religion
Hate mail incidents: Premier Notley statement
Premier Rachel Notley issued the following statement after two Edmonton synagogues received anti-Semitic hate mail during Hanukkah. “Anti-Semitism has no place in Alberta or Canada….
Debates with Israel weigh on Reform movement’s largest-ever gathering
By Penny Schwartz BOSTON (JTA) – President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel became an unexpected agenda item as 6,000…
The 5 weirdest kosher foods you’ll be eating in 2018
By Josefin Dolsten SECAUCUS, N.J. (JTA) — “Caution: Meat and dairy sampling on show floor,” read a sign at the entrance to Meadowlands Exposition Center….
Why I’m a Proud Jewish Organ Donor
By Melissa Henriquez (Kveller via JTA) — In the crazy way that Facebook can bring people together, I along with 50,000 other followers watched a…