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…
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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,…
Op-Ed: Purim invites all Jews to write their own stories
By Arnold M. Eisen and Bradley Shavit Artson (JTA) — This week’s Purim holiday offers a good opportunity to reflect upon the challenges confronting Judaism…
Op/ed: To the Woman who told me my kids don’t belong in synagogue
By Rochelle Kipnis (Kveller via JTA) — Last Shabbat, I was in synagogue with my three children. My girls are 7 and 4. My baby…