Nani Vazana performs new Ladino songs in Canmore
By Irena Karshenbaum (AJNews) – In an interview in early November from her home in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Ladino singer and songwriter, Nani Vazana, evokes…
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Edmonton AZA is hosting an Oilers Watch Party: Dec. 10 at SOHO Bar
By Danny S. (Edmonton) Hey Edmonton AZA! Calling all Jewish Men! Edmonton AZA is having a fundraiser. Join us in a Dads and Lads Oilers…
Calgary Mayor Gondek withdraws from the Dec. 7 Menorah Lighting event
by Lisa Libin, Adam Silver and Chabad Lubavitch Rabbi Menachem & Rochel Matusof (Calgary) – It is with tremendous hurt and disappointment that we learned…
8 ways to celebrate Hanukkah that aren’t about the presents
By Rebecca Rosenthal (Kveller via JTA) — We love Hanukkah. The message that the rabbis in the Talmud give about the holiday is that we…
Tributes pour in from Jewish celebs as Hollywood remembers Norman Lear
by Jacob Gurvis (JTA) — Soon after news broke Wednesday morning of Jewish TV pioneer Norman Lear’s death at 101 years old, actors and comedians…