Stacey Leavitt-Wright: The path forward for our community
By Stacey Leavitt-Wright While our ‘new year holiday’ often includes joyful meals and gatherings with relatives and friends, the preparations for the celebration begin long…
Holidays
CIJA: Rosh Hashanah – A time to look ahead
By Judy Zelikovitz (AJNews) – As we look toward a new year, one with renewed opportunities to connect with loved ones and colleagues, we must…
Rabbi Steven Schwarzman: Play an active role in your community
By Rabbi Schwarzman (Edmonton) – Berosh hashanah yikateivun…uvyom tzom kippur yeihateimun. On Rosh Hashanah, we are inscribed in the Book of Life. On Yom Kippur,…
Rabbi Mark Glickman: Being the sounds of the Shofar – On having a blast the Jewish way
By Rabbi Mark Glickman (Calgary) – If you do it right, you will be just like the blasts of the shofar this Rosh Hashanah. The…
New Year’s update from Calgary Chevra Kadisha
By Harold Lipton and Susan Dvorkin (AJNews) – As the warmth of the lovely summer days we have had comes to an end, it is…