Spending the Winter in a different Florida
by Bluma Goldberg (EJNews) – Spending the winter season in Florida, normally conjures images of warm, sunny weather in an environment of manicured landscapes, flowers,…
Religion
Book Review: Edgar M. Bronfman z’l explains ‘Why Be Jewish’ in a beautiful testament
Reviewed by Deborah Shatz (EJNews) – Edgar M. Bronfman was the quintessential zaida at the age of 84 when he imparted his love for Judaism…
Chametz for a loonie – Best deal in town
(EJNews) – The traditional selling of chametz, before the start of Passover, to a gentile is a time honoured tradition in Judaism so that the…
Making Grandma’s charoset (or how I learned to love Passover)
By Edgar M. Bronfman (JTA) — When I walked into the house through the back door one day as a young man, I was shocked…
Israeli conversion ruling dents Chief Rabbinate’s control of ritual
By Ben Sales TEL AVIV (JTA) — The Israeli Supreme Court decision on Jewish conversion changes almost nothing. But down the line, it could change…