Let’s make 5781 a better year
by Rabbi Steven Schwarzman (AJNews) – In the midst of the pandemic, it’s not hard to write off 5780 as an exceptionally bad year. Never…
September 2020
PJ Library helps families celebrate the High Holidays at home
(Agawam, MA) — Each fall, Jews around the world celebrate the High Holidays: Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). It’s a…
4 new children’s books to brighten up the Jewish New Year
By Penny Schwartz BOSTON (JTA) – Sparkling stars and the light of the full harvest moon comfort a young boy and his older sister as…
How to celebrate Rosh Hashanah while socially distancing
By Rebecca Firkser (The Nosher via JTA) – Summer is turning to fall, and with it, Rosh Hashanah approaches, marking the start of a new…
A message from the Calgary Jewish Federation’s Co-Presidents: We need your engagement
By Jared Shore and Jordan Balaban (Calgary) – The beginning of fall and the precipice of the Jewish new year is always a time of…