Providing the essentials: A new program by Na’amat Canada Calgary
(AJNews) – A new initiative was established to fill an unaddressed need for clients at Jewish Family Services Calgary (JFSC) called Na’amat Canada Calgary Providing…
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Chanukah at the Alberta Legislature Grounds in Edmonton
by AJNews staff (AJNews) – On Sunday Dec. 29, the Edmonton Jewish community, friends, families and allies joined Chabad of Edmonton in celebrating Chanukah at…
Rabbi Guy Tal: The illumination of Hanukkah
By Rabbi Guy Tal (Edmonton) – In a dark and frozen hamlet nestled in Eastern Europe, beneath a heavy blanket of snow, a beautiful Jewish…
Rabbi Nisan Andrews: In the least expected places
By Rabbi Nisan Andrews Recently, I reflected on how Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, takes place during a time of year when darkness predominates the…
JFSC Community Chaplain Lesley Machon: Mending Without Measuring
By: Lesley Machon, JFSC Community Chaplain (Calgary) – This season is not just about the lights or the feasts, but about the sacred moments that…