Crisis and Opportunity at Calgary Chevra Kadisha on the tail of a dragon
by Harold Lipton and Susan Dvorkin (Calgary) – Our Calgary Jewish community is facing a potential crisis in the near future. On the other hand,…
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Edmonton Chevra Kadisha is meeting the needs of the Jewish community
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – The Edmonton Chevra Kadisha, which has served the Jewish community continuously since its establishment in 1907, is an organization steeped…
op/ed: Normalizing death talk – Death ain’t cheap
By Jay Cairns (Edmonton) – I’m writing this article to educate, help and hopefully make individuals and families aware of something inevitable, the thing…
Edmonton Chevra Kadisha commits to L’dor V’dor: From Generation to Generation
by Sharon Marcus and Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – From Talmudic times to the present, Jewish communities worldwide have taken on the obligation and rituals of…
Lipton and Dvorkin are named co-presidents of Calgary Chevra Kadisha
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – The winds of change were evident when Calgary Chevra Kadisha volunteers were saluted at a luncheon held at the Beth…