December 29: Lighting the Giant Chanukkiah at the Alberta Legislature
By Regan Lipes (AJNews) – What Edmonton Chanukah celebration would be complete without the annual lighting of Alberta’s tallest Chanukkiah by Chabad Lubavitcher Rabbi, Ari…
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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…
Edmonton Challah Bake: It was about bread & community and much more
By Regan Lipes (AJNews) – This year’s community-wide Challah Bake at Beth Israel Synagogue was a roaring success! As part of the annual Shabbat Project,…
Sufganiyot are bliss at Bliss Baked Goods in Edmonton
By Regan Lipes (AJNews) – Shakespeare claims that a rose by any other name will still smell as sweet, and I contend that a sufganiyah,…
Music fosters creativity and connection at CJA
(Calgary) – The Early Years students at Calgary Jewish Academy have been hard at work in their music program, and on Nov. 25 they got…