With thousands of people crammed into the tiny Canadian resort of Whistler, British Columbia, three young Chabad-Lubavitch rabbinical students have had their hands full providing kosher food, prayer services and Torah classes to Jewish visitors and locals. The... 

Up and down both of Florida’s coasts and throughout its interior, Jewish travelers and residents looking for kosher food, prayer services or Torah classes don’t have to look far. Go here to read the rest:  Florida Jews Mark Half a Century of Chabad... 

Hundreds of Scotland’s Jews filled a hall in the Glasgow suburb of Giffnock for an exhibition extolling the variety of kosher foodstuffs in today’s marketplace. More here:  Scottish Jews Celebrate Variety of Country’s Kosher Food  Read More →

For the small, southern community of some 700 Jewish families in Wilmington, N.C., buying kosher meat no longer requires travelling hundreds of miles or owning an industrial size freezer. Original post:  Kosher Meat a New Treat in Southern Town  Read More →

Question: What does the Talmud tell us about unicorns? Answer: Thank you for your excellent question. There are several references in the Talmud and other Torah literature that may be interpreted as unicorns. The Talmud in Zevachim 113b mentions an animal... 

The nice people at the Forward asked me to weigh in on the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism’s recent stated desire to reach the “young adult” demographic . Here’s what I said: Rabbi Steven Wernick, the new head of the... 

Last week in Toronto, the Union for Reform Judaism held its biennial convention, and as in past years , URJ President Rabbi Eric Yoffie delivered a sermon laying out goals and initiatives for the next two years. The sermon began with a great shout-out... 

Celebrations have a way of bringing people together, and in the case of one recent bar mitzvah, a cruise ship stocked with kosher food helped ensure a large crowd. Original post:  Cruise Exemplifies New Chapter in Puerto Rican Jewish History  Read More →

The last time the New York Yankees battled the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series, Jewish fans wanting to nosh on a kosher hot dog would have had to brown-bag it. Read the original: Jewish Fans Say Their Prayers Before World Series Showdown  Read More →

Holy Discovery NATIONAL POST An expert has found evidence to support claims that modern-day Jewish priests, Cohanim, are descended from Aaron, the older brother of Moses. Menahem Kahana, AFP, Getty Images Files Ultra-Orthodox Jews pray near the tomb...