Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski: The Shamash Candle
By Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski (AJNews) – One small candle stands apart, different from all the others. It is not a Mitzvah candle, yet it…
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A message from Calgary Chevra Kadisha: The complexity of burial
by Chevra Kadisha of Calgary (Calgary) – Jewish tradition mandates that holding a funeral promptly after a passing demonstrates the utmost respect to a newly…
An Israel analyst’s best- and worst-case scenarios for the new right-wing government
by Andrew Silow-Carroll (JTA) — The recent Israeli elections, the fifth in less than four years, returned Benjamin Netanyahu to the driver’s seat for the…
A message from Adam Silver, CEO Calgary Jewish Federation
by Adam Silver (Calgary) – In a typical year, many of us build anticipation for Chanukah well in advance of its actual arrival. We anticipate the…
Volodymyr Zelensky named Time’s ‘person of the year’
by Caleb Guedes-Reed, Gabe Friedman (JTA) — Volodymyr Zelensky, the Jewish president of Ukraine, was named Time’s “person of the year” on Wednesday for galvanizing…