Self-Discovery through storytelling: A CJA Grade 2 autobiography project
By Lesley Machon (AJNews) – “Story, as it turns out, was crucial to our evolution—more so than opposable thumbs. Opposable thumbs let us hang…
Education
Israel says ‘crisis’ with Poland is over as the countries agree to resume student trips to Holocaust sites
by Gabe Friedman (JTA) — After a warm meeting with his Polish counterpart on Wednesday, Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen declared that the years-long “crisis”…
CJA Grade 2 class celebrates Hagigat Ha Torah
(AJNews) – On February 13, 2023, the CJA grade 2 class held their annual Hagigat Ha’Torah-Torah Celebration, in which students received their very own Tanakh…
Leah Horlick becomes U of C’s first Jewish Writer-in-Residence
by Irena Karshenbaum (AJNews) – In what may be a first in its 30-year history, the University of Calgary Distinguished Writers Program has appointed a…
Bringing Death out of the Shadows: A CJA Junior High Journey into Grief and Loss
By Lesley Machon (Calgary) – Calgary Jewish Academy junior high students explored a curriculum-twist this year with the infusion of literature about grief, death, and…