Leonard Cohen’s 1973 Yom Kippur War concerts to be dramatized in TV series by ‘Shtisel’ writer
By Gabe Friedman (JTA) — Leonard Cohen’s momentous trip to the Sinai Desert to perform for Israeli soldiers in the wake of the Yom Kippur…
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Chabad of Edmonton announces Giant Menorah Lighting at the Legislature on December 18
(AJNews) – Chabad of Edmonton will be hosting their 31st Annual Candle Lighting Ceremony in honour of Chanukah (the Festival of Lights) at the Alberta…
Dec. 7: Art and Scroll Studio presents Claude Riedel and the Art of Ner Tamid
by Shelley Werner A little bit of light pushes away a lot of darkness – Jewish Proverb (AJNews) – For 25 years, Riedel has been…
Teen with a connection to Edmonton killed, 22 injured in Jerusalem bus stop bombings, the first in years
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Two bombs rocked bus stops at crowded entrances to Jerusalem early Wednesday morning, killing a Canadian/Israeli teenager and sending about…
Ethiopian Jewish holiday of Sigd gets a boost in the US with picture books and new resources
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Synagogues and Hebrew schools in the United States looking to help their communities celebrate Sigd, an Ethiopian Jewish holiday, have…