Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski: The Shamash Candle
By Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski (AJNews) – One small candle stands apart, different from all the others. It is not a Mitzvah candle, yet it…
Holiday Columns
A message from Adam Silver, CEO Calgary Jewish Federation
by Adam Silver (Calgary) – In a typical year, many of us build anticipation for Chanukah well in advance of its actual arrival. We anticipate the…
Ethiopian Jewish holiday of Sigd gets a boost in the US with picture books and new resources
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Synagogues and Hebrew schools in the United States looking to help their communities celebrate Sigd, an Ethiopian Jewish holiday, have…
A message from Adam Silver, CEO Calgary Jewish Federation
by Adam Silver (AJNews) – Jewish Calgary, we are an amazing community. For our size, and despite our size, we continue to punch well above…
Sukkot Recipe: Spiced Lamb and Butternut Squash Burekas Recipe
By Shannon Sarna (The Nosher via JTA) — By the time Sukkot arrives this year on the evening of October 9, and we are three…