Yom Ha’atzmaut


Yom Hashoah, Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut were celebrated in Edmonton this month

(EJNews) – In Edmonton and throughout the Jewish world, the past few weeks have been a very busy time of commemoration and celebration. On May…


Back-to-back Israeli holidays are exhausting – and emotionally manipulative

by Elana Sztokman TEL AVIV (JTA) — Wednesday night (May 8) was one of the hardest nights on the Israeli calendar. In that hazy space…



Israel at 70 op/ed: How Israelis like me relate to a country that’s an ocean away

By Ofra Daniel SAN FRANCISCO (J. The Jewish News of Northern California via JTA) — My Dear Land, It is almost your birthday. At 70, you are…