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…
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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…
Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides: The strength of kindness
By Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides (AJNews) – “When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people,” –…
Alberta Adopts IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
(AJNews) – On September 23, Alberta became the fifth Canadian province to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. “Remembering the…