A message from Rabbi Steven Schwarzman: Covid and Halakhah
Rabbi Steven Schwarzman provided this Covid update and reminder to all Beth Shalom members: Jewish law requires all of us who are eligible to get…
Articles by Alberta Jewish News
You can celebrate the rest of the High Holidays anywhere in the world without ever leaving home
by Avi Dresner This article originally appeared on Kveller. One of the distinctively Jewish benefits of the pandemic is that we can attend services virtually…
Memorial Tribute: Rembering Lil Faider
by Eva Falla (Calgary) – My first meeting with Lil Faider happened 30 years ago as a student of Reb. Roy Tannnenbaum’s class and sitting…
Calgary celebrates Fiddler on the Field at Fifty – at the JCC field
by Shula Banchik (Calgary) – On August 29, the Calgary community celebrated the upcoming Rosh Hashanah with an outdoor concert at the JCC field. More…
Observing Yom Kippur with a disordered eating past
By Sarah Simone (JTA) — Yom Kippur is arguably one of the most important days in the Jewish calendar. It is the Day of Atonement,…