Edmonton celebrates Yom Ha’atzmaut with fun, food and dance
The Edmonton Jewish Community celebrated Yom Ha’atzmaut with great joy at the Beth Israel Synagogue on April 23. This year’s celebration marked the 67th anniversary…
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Israel thanks Diaspora supporters in Independence Day message
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel will forever be indebted to its friends and supporters abroad, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said in an Independence Day message to…
Op/Ed: Bibi is not a racist
by Rabbi Daniel Friedman, Beth Israel Congregation On behalf of our community, I want to take this opportunity to wish a hearty mazaltov to Prime…
Beth Israel hosts awesome Purim extravaganza
Purim is a holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people from anti-Semitism in ancient Persia. Today, the events and morals of the Purim…
Racist grafitti defaces synagogue
Anti-Semitic messages and a written recommendation to, “Leave Caanada,” (spelling mistake included) were spray-painted on the Beth Israel synagogue’s exterior wall in west Edmonton last…