Reconnecting at Café Europa 2024 in Calgary
By Lisa Thomson, Jewish Family Services Calgary (AJNews) – Almost 130 Holocaust Survivors, support staff and family caregivers enjoyed the 4th Annual Café Europa luncheon…
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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…
Living InTension: A monthly column celebrating living with intention amidst the tensions of life
by Lesley Machon (AJNews) – Greetings, Shalom my beloved Jewish community, and to all who come across these words. The High Holidays are fast approaching,…
Fear, worry and uncertainty: The pathway to anxiety
By Roxanne Droppo (Calgary) – For many of us, fear, worry and uncertainty over current world events have provoked feelings of destabilization and have exacerbated…
Warmth and caring: A Shawl-Om mitzvah grows in Calgary and beyond
By Trudy Cowan (AJNews) – The spark of an idea that ignited just before Covid has continued to grow, providing warmth and caring throughout the…