Yom Hashoah in Calgary featured a moving performance using a violin recovered from the Holocaust
by Maxine Fischbein (Calgary) – This year, Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, was commemorated around the world on May 5 and 6 – a solemn…
Holidays
A time to mourn and a time to dance.
By Rabbah Gila Caine (AJNews) – This year, more than ever before, I need a special ceremony to help move into the Yom Ha’azmaut celebrations….
A message from Lisa Libin, President Calgary Jewish Federation
by Lisa Libin (Calgary) – As we approached the month of Nissan, I found myself thinking a lot about what the upcoming “Yoms” – Yom…
Cast-iron potato kugel for Pesah or anytime
by Micah Grobman Siva (AJNews) – Growing up in our Calgary home, my mom, Alyson, would labour over a hot pot of simmering chicken soup,…
A fifth question this Passover: Why does that Manischewitz matzah box look so different?
by Philissa Cramer, Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA) — Why are these macaroons different from all other macaroons? It’s a question that many American Jews may find…