Counting the Omer in a Time of Heartache: What Kabbalah Can Teach Us About Resilience
By Rabbi Matthew Ponak (AJNews) – As we move through the final weeks of counting the Omer, the Jewish people continue to carry an emotional…
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A week of special Yoms culminates in Yom Haatzmaut on May 1
(AJNews) – it was a busy week in the Jewish communities of Calgary and Edmonton, in Israel and across the Jewish world. Yom HaShoah –…
The fires in Israel are under control — but debate is raging over their cause
by Ben Sales (JTA) — The wildfires that erupted outside Jerusalem, burning vast swaths of forest and blighting Israel’s Independence Day, have been brought under…
CMDA Western Region Director Sharon Fraiman receives King Charles III Coronation Medal
(AJNews) – Sharon Fraiman, Western Region Director of Canadian Magen David Adom was recently honoured to receive a King Charles III Coronation Medal. The medal…
Israelis mark muted Independence Day amid ongoing fires
by Times of Israel staff (TOI) – Ruinous wildfires extinguished many festivities for Israel’s 77th Independence Day on Thursday May 1, as authorities announced sweeping…