On today’s daf, the Talmud is trying to work out what minimum amount of food one has to eat to be found guilty of breaking the Yom Kippur fast. Best, of course, is not to eat or drink anything. But if you accidentally put something into your mouth, are you liable? It depends on how much […]
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Reuven Bulka, Ottawa rabbi behind a Canadian week dedicated to kindness, dies at 77 – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement
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New COVID-19 mutations have been identified, which could lead to the spread of more dangerous variants, according to a new study in the academic journal Genetic Epidemiology. The study includes an analysis of 7,548 genomes of COVID-19 patients around the world. A total of 29,891 locations in the viral genome were assessed for correlations between variants […]
Continue ReadingWelcome to the first official episode of the Jewish Currents podcast, On the Nose. After a brief conversation about the show’s title, editor-in-chief Arielle Angel, publisher Jacob Plitman, managing editor Nathan Goldman, and assistant editor Mari Cohen discuss the Anti-Defamation League’s recent survey of American Jews about their perceptions and understanding of antisemitism, in the […]
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Major Orthodox rabbis in Israel say everyone 12 and up should be vaccinated – Jewish Telegraphic Agency Skip to content Advertisement Advertisement
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