From the sources by Eliezer Segal: Fuel for a festival
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – It is no easy matter to initiate a new holiday. Although the ancient Israelites could base their festival calendar on…
Articles by Alberta Jewish News
A little elbow grease goes a long way at the CJA
By Joseph Tappenden (Calgary) – At the CJA, through the months of September to November, 14 students in grades 6 to 9 had made the…
Who’s who in Israel’s new far-right government, and why it matters
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) – Late into the fourth night of Hanukkah in Israel on Wednesday, incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he had…
Op/ed: Why we’ll fight Israel’s new extremist political agenda with the determination of the Maccabees
by Rabbi Rick Jacobs (JTA) — The Book of Exodus tells us that the penultimate plague inflicted on Egypt, the plague of darkness, was one of…
Celebrating multiculturalism in Edmonton
(AJNews) – The Indo-Canadian Women’s Association (ICWA) and the Edmonton Newcomers Settlement Services (ENSS) organized a Multicultural Day event at the Millwoods Seniors Association on…