Cantor Russ Jayne: The stories of Hanukkah
By Cantor Russ Jayne (Calgary) – Stories have great power. We tell stories about ourselves and about our communities because they give our lives meaning,…
Holiday Columns
From llamas to a Jewish superhero, these 8 children’s books bring new characters into the Hanukkah story
by (Penny Schwartz) (JTA) — Move over, Maccabees. This season’s crop of seven new Hanukkah books for kids puts the spotlight on new heroes, from playful…
WATCH: How to make perfect latkes for Hanukkah
by Shannon Sarna (This article originally appeared on The Nosher.) Making crispy potato latkes is a skill every Jewish cook wants to master. It’s not…
Rabbi Binyomin Halpern: Still the season of giving
by Rabbi Binyomin Halpern (Calgary) – Covid-19 continues to impact us in many ways. One of these is the financial strain that it has had…
Rabbi Zolly Claman: The miraculous mixture of flexibility and stubborness
by Rabbi Zolly Claman (Edmonton) – It has now been almost three years since my lungs have taken in a breath of Israeli air. I…