Edmonton women celebrate the Greatest Community Challah Bake
by Dalia Frend (EJNews) – Love and togetherness permeated the air on October 22 at Beth Israel Synagogue. Over one hundred and twenty-five Jewish women…
Religion
Mi Shebeirach: Should we pray for healing when death is imminent?
By Jennifer Richler (JTA) — Someone I know died today. Although I didn’t know him well, and haven’t seen him in over 20 years, I…
JTA blog: On hot Yom Kippur, Israel’s Jews and Arabs kept their cool
By Ben Sales (JTA) — It could have been a fraught coincidence, especially on a 90-degree day with conflict still simmering in Jerusalem over access…
JLI course looks at where the soul goes after it departs this world
The Edmonton Jewish Learning Institute is offering s a new course on the spiritual side of existence. The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute’s newest course examines the…