New Edmonton JLI course focuses on the impact of the Six-Day War on Israel: Starts May 15
(Edmonton, AB) – One fateful week in June 1967 redrew the map of the Middle East. Fifty years later, Israel continues to face numerous existential…
Religion
Passover 2017: Is U.S. President Donald Trump anti-Muslim?
by Rabbi Daniel Friedman (EJNews) – “Given his latest travel ban imposed on seven specific nations, who here believes Donald Trump is anti-Muslim?” I recently…
JTA: The last Passover countdown checklist you will ever need
(JTA) — The 30-day period between Purim and Passover is often fraught, especially for Jews — especially if, against all sound advice, they insist on…
Purim was ‘Super’ at Beth Israel Party
(EJNews) – Bang! Kapow! Whamo! Heroes and Princesses took the stage Sunday afternoon on March 12, 2017 at Beth Israel Synagogue’s annual Purim party. The…
Battling hate in the spirit of Queen Esther
By Ellen Hershkin (JTA) — Shots fired into a classroom window at an Indiana synagogue. Cemeteries desecrated in Pennsylvania, Missouri, and New York. Swastikas scrawled…