Calgary lights the Menorah at City Hall
by AJNews staff (AJNews) – Despite Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek deciding not to attend the 35th Anniversary Calgary Community Menorah Lighting, the December 7 Chanukah…
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About Shelley Werner: Our cover artist for the Calgary Chanukah edition
(Calgary) – The image on the cover of this month’s Alberta Jewish News is by Shelley Werner, a designer and Judaica Illustrator. She is the…
Calgary Mayor Gondek withdraws from the Dec. 7 Menorah Lighting event
by Lisa Libin, Adam Silver and Chabad Lubavitch Rabbi Menachem & Rochel Matusof (Calgary) – It is with tremendous hurt and disappointment that we learned…
8 ways to celebrate Hanukkah that aren’t about the presents
By Rebecca Rosenthal (Kveller via JTA) — We love Hanukkah. The message that the rabbis in the Talmud give about the holiday is that we…
Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides: The lessons of Chanukah
By Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides (AJNews) – “A Jew is asked to take a leap of action rather than a leap of faith.”- Rabbi Abraham…