Homemade Granola Bars for Tu B’Shvat
By Shannon Sarna (The Nosher via JTA) — I had not even heard of Tu B’Shvat until college, when I attended a seder celebrating the holiday….
Holiday Columns
What my relatives’ Christmas celebrations taught me about observing Hanukkah
by Rabbi Adina Allen (JTA) — As the only child of a Jewish father and mother who had converted to Judaism before I was born,…
Rabbi Guy Tal: The illumination of Hanukkah
By Rabbi Guy Tal (Edmonton) – In a dark and frozen hamlet nestled in Eastern Europe, beneath a heavy blanket of snow, a beautiful Jewish…
Rabbi Nisan Andrews: In the least expected places
By Rabbi Nisan Andrews Recently, I reflected on how Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, takes place during a time of year when darkness predominates the…
JFSC Community Chaplain Lesley Machon: Mending Without Measuring
By: Lesley Machon, JFSC Community Chaplain (Calgary) – This season is not just about the lights or the feasts, but about the sacred moments that…