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…
Religion
Op-Ed: It’s time to allow Conservative rabbis to officiate at interfaith weddings
By Seymour Rosenbloom ELKINS PARK, Pa. (JTA) — The Conservative movement’s leadership must drop its ban on Conservative rabbis officiating at interfaith weddings — before it’s too…
Even Orthodox Jews starting to wrestle with transgender issues
By Uriel Heilman NEW YORK (JTA) – Here’s a riddle: If a transgender Jew shows up at an Orthodox synagogue, on which side of the…
Chabad’s International Purim featured fun on a global scale
(EJNews) – International Purim was a fitting name for the Chabad of Edmonton’s annual Purim festivities, which were as large and encompassing as the globe…
COR-Kashruth Council of Canada Coming to Edmonton April 3rd for Community Event
(EJNews) – Survey a hundred Jews as to what comes to mind when they think about Passover and the most common response is probably: food,…