Tishrei at Edmonton Talmud Torah
by Moreh Ari Sniderman and Natalie Soroka (Edmonton) – Tishrei and the beginning of the school year bring much celebration and rich learning right off…
Holiday Columns
From the archives of JHSSA: Eichler family Travelling Torah Scroll
(Editor’s note: The following article was written for Discovery, The Journal of the Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta and it was published in May…
Alberta Minister of Culture Leela Aheer, issues Sukkot statement: Oct. 2, 2020
(AJNews) – Leela Sharon Aheer, Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women, issued this statement as Sukkot 2020 begins: “Sukkot is traditionally a harvest…
Sukkot is mostly celebrated outside. That doesn’t necessarily make it safe during COVID-19.
by Shira Hanau (JTA) — Sukkot, the harvest festival that Jews celebrate each fall, would seem to be designed for the COVID-19 pandemic. After all,…
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney extends Yom Kippur wishes to the community
(AJNews) – Premier Jason Kenney issued this statement on Yom Kippur: “As Jewish Albertans mark the Day of Atonement, I wish everyone a day of…