Calgary B’nai Brith Lodge dinner celebrates philanthropy and advocacy: September 22
By Deborah Shatz (AJNews) – Calgary B’nai Brith Lodge #816 is pleased to be hosting its signature annual dinner on September 22, onsite at the Beth…
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Jewish Tam at Spuds and Suds Calgary Stampede Breakfast
By Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – After a two-year drought due to COVID-19, the Spuds and Suds Stampede Breakfast, held at the Hyatt Hotel in downtown…
Melissa Bank, bestselling author of modern Jewish heroines, dies at 61
by Andrew Lapin (JTA) – Melissa Bank, whose stories of flawed, funny Jewish heroines searching for love and fulfillment won over readers’ hearts around the…
Israeli restaurant chain, VISH, opens first Canadian location in Edmonton
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Israeli vegetarian restaurant chain Vish, which has locations in New Jersey and Florida, has opened its first Canadian location in…
Reform congregants hear perspective on Palestinian human rights work
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Both Reform congregations in Alberta co-hosted a July 27 virtual event with an Edmonton-based Jewish linguist who spent time volunteering…