CJA commemorates Remembrance Day
(AJNews) – The Jewish communities in both Calgary and Edmonton commemorated Remembrance Day in several ways. At Calgary Jewish Academy, the Grade 4 class led…
Holidays
How to celebrate Simchat Torah when our hearts are weighed down by grief
by Rabbi Elie Kaunfer (JTA) — How are we supposed to celebrate Simchat Torah this year with a full heart? The very name of this…
Silent dancing on Simchat Torah? A joyous Jewish holiday is remade for a mournful anniversary.
by Jacob Gurvis, Deborah Danan (JTA) — For many Jews across the United States and globe, memories of last year’s Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah…
From the sources by Eliezer Segal: The Forgotten Festival
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – Sukkot, the festival of Tabernacles, has two principal rituals: (1) the carrying of four species of plants in a procession…
