Countdown to the Giant Menorah Light-up in Edmonton
(Edmonton) – Chabad of Edmonton is hosting 2 public Chanukah celebrations this month – the first on December 7 is an inaugural University of Alberta…
Holiday Columns
A Sukkot message from Adam Silver, CEO Calgary Jewish Federation
By Adam Silver (Calgary) – I am writing this message [at the end of September] – on the heels of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, and slightly…
Sukkot Is the Best Jewish Holiday. Here’s Why.
By Lynn Levy (Kveller via JTA) – I know, I know. The shofar has finally stopped ringing in your ears, you’ve managed to get the honey out…
The working parents’ collective apology on Yom Kippur
By Shira Zemel (Kveller via JTA) – Like so many of you, I’m a working mom trying to juggle it all — my kid, my…
Can a toddler really apologize? (And other thoughts on Yom Kippur)
By Rachel Seelig (JTA) – This story originally appeared on Kveller. “Don’t you dare,” I said, just milliseconds before a red matchbox car came catapulting…