Edmonton Talmud Torah’s Grade 6 students enjoy Shabbaton at Camp BB-Riback
By Natalie Soroka (AJNews) – June 7-9, 2024 was a weekend of bonding, learning, camaraderie and fun as Edmonton Talmud Torah (ETT) Grade 6 students…
Religion
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: The letters of the law
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – For many of my contemporaries, the quintessential visual representation of the life of Moses is Cecil B. DeMille’s 1956 cinematic…
Staying up all night on Shavuot is about going all in
By Rabbi Shlomo Zukkier (JTA) — The holiday of Shavuot, which begins at sundown this year on June 11, is understood by Jewish tradition to be…
Why Celebrate Lag BaOmer?
By Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski (AJNews) – Lag BaOmer is a day of celebration and joy in the Jewish calendar, occurring on the 33rd day…
Is the Tradition of the Shiva Visit Disappearing?
by Susan Dvorkin and Harold Lipton (Calgary) – One of two cardinal principles that underlies Jewish end of life practice is nichum aveilim – comforting…