Is the Tradition of the Shiva Visit Disappearing?
by Susan Dvorkin and Harold Lipton (Calgary) – One of two cardinal principles that underlies Jewish end of life practice is nichum aveilim – comforting…
Articles by Alberta Jewish News
Video of Israelis trashing Gaza aid leads to clashes between rival activists
by Deborah Danan SOUTH HEBRON HILLS, West Bank (JTA) – When a group of right-wing activists gathered last week to trash an aid shipment bound…
NMC Announces The Daniel Pelton Collective as Violins of Hope Artist in Residence in Calgary
(Calgary) – The National Music Centre (NMC) has announced that Calgary classical act The Daniel Pelton Collective has been named for NMC’s Violins of Hope Artist…
From the sources by Eliezer Segal: On Native Soil
By Eliezer Segal (AJNEws) – According to the stereotypical version of Jewish history as taught in many Hebrew schools and sermons, the Jewish population in…
Alberta celebrates Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut
(AJNews) – Both the Calgary and Edmonton Jewish communities commemorated Yom Hazikaron and celebrated Yom Haatzmaut in tandem, as is the custom throughout the world….