JFSC: Filling The Cup – Creating Secure Attachments with our Children
By Jenna Adamski, RSW, JFSC Family Enrichment Program (Calgary) – Busy crosswalks, a stream of backpacks, turning leaves and brisk morning air signifies the end…
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Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski: Kivnei Maron
By Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski (AJNews) – Each year during the Rosh Hashanah liturgy the UneSaneh Tokef Piyyut is recited across the globe, reminding the…
Singing Shehecheyanu at the Calgary Jewish Academy
By Lesley Machon (AJNews) – From nursery to grade nine, the Calgary Jewish Academy (CJA) is swinging open its classroom doors. The smallest students file…
Rabbi Leonard Cohen: Yom Kippur and returning to what really matters
By Rabbi Leonard Cohen (Calgary) – The timeless objective for Rosh Hashanah, and further on through Yom Kippur is Teshuva. While often translated as “penitence,”…
Rabbah Gila Caine: Yom Kippur and the essence of t’shuva
By Rabbah Gila Caine (AJNews) – An ancient Jewish tradition holds that the arc of the High Holidays, from Rosh Hashanah to Sh’mini Atzert, tells…