Lady Esther Gilbert speaks at the Calgary JCC Jewish Book Festival
by Irena Karshenbaum (AJNews) – Speaking at the Calgary JCC Jewish Book Festival on December 1, Lady Esther Gilbert recounted how when her husband, Sir…
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Beth Shalom to host Stephen Arnoff: a creative and musical Scholar in Residence Nov. 15 & 16
By Regan Lipes (AJNews) – This year, to mark the international Shabbat Project at Beth Shalom Synagogue, congregants will welcome an exciting and highly celebrated…
Living InTension: Celebrating Living with Intention Amidst the Tensions of Life
By Lesley Machon, JFSC Community Chaplain (AJNews) – Nearly a decade ago, David Brooks popularized the distinction between résumé virtues and the eulogy virtues in…
This year’s High Holiday books for kids are a celebration of Jewish diversity
By Penny Schwartz This story originally appeared on JTA. The enduring traditions of the High Holiday season take shape across time and place in the latest…
JAHSENA to have their first ever Library Program: September 22
By Karen Hering, Library Committee Chair (Edmonton) – The Jewish Archives and Historical Society of Edmonton and Northern Alberta (JAHSENA) is finally getting ready to…