Every year during the summer months, observant Jews spend three weeks expressing increasing levels of national mourning that commemorate tragedies that befell the Jewish people in the distant past.

Coming up is Yom Hazikaron when we remember all those who have been killed in safeguarding the Modern State of Israel, and this is immediately followed by Yom Ha’atzmaut when we celebrate the...

A basic reading of the section of the Bible known as the Torah (Pentateuch) has led many people to conclude that good only occurs when humanity listens to God and that when we do not, bad things...

If anyone should be able to define what is a hero is all about it should be Christopher Reeve (1952-2004) who famously played the role of Superman in the acclaimed 1978 movie, and who himself...

Many thinkers, artists and poets spanning millennia have tried to depict the importance, splendor and spirituality of Jerusalem, with maps such as that produced by 16th century Heinrich Bunting...

The Ji Team believes that every aspect of Ji Alef-Bet should be a learning moment, and it is for this reason that the character who guides learners through learning the Alef-Bet is called 'Kivi'. 

This week the Jewish people will be celebrating the festival of Sukkot (Tabernacles).

What is a solar eclipse?Well, this is when the moon passes between the sun and the earth, and by doing so, blocks the suns light.

During a solar eclipse the sun continues to shine, but it appears as...

The story is told of the great Napoleon Bonaparte who was walking through the streets of Paris on the Fast of the Ninth of Av. As he passed by a synagogue he heard wailing and crying, and so he sent...

Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor, comedian, and producer once said;

“Doing nothing is very hard to do... you never know when you're finished.”

Teachers and students alike anticipate the final day of...