Calgary celebrates Fiddler on the Field at Fifty – at the JCC field
by Shula Banchik (Calgary) – On August 29, the Calgary community celebrated the upcoming Rosh Hashanah with an outdoor concert at the JCC field. More…
September 2021
Observing Yom Kippur with a disordered eating past
By Sarah Simone (JTA) — Yom Kippur is arguably one of the most important days in the Jewish calendar. It is the Day of Atonement,…
Giving ourselves some credit this year. Here’s a positive viddui for Yom Kippur.
by Rabbi Jillian Cameron, Cantor Juval Porat (JTA) — Every year during the High Holidays, Jews recite a litany of ways we have fallen short…
Ken Lister: Candidate for Edmonton School Board Trustee
By Jenna Soroka (AJNews) – Experience Matters. That is the slogan you can expect from Ken Lister, Edmonton Public School Board Trustee candidate for the…
FBI reports drop in antisemitic crimes in 2020 amid rise in total hate crimes
By Ben Sales (JTA) — The FBI recorded the largest number of hate crimes last year since 2008, including spikes in the number of anti-Black…