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….
Religion
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…
Rabbi Menachem Siderson: About this week’s Parsha
(Nov. 3, 2017) – Good Shabbos! This week’s Parsha tells us about Avraham’s well-known debate with Hashem. Hashem had sent three angels disguised as men…