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…
Holidays
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…
Opinion: How not to ask for time off on the Jewish holidays
By ELI GOTTLIEB (JTA) — “Hey Allies: Please don’t schedule meetings or events on the Jewish holidays!” So says a meme that has circulated widely…
From the sources by Eliezer Segal: A grain of truth
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – Each of the biblical pilgrimage festivals has both an agricultural and a historical significance. Thus, Passover is situated in the…
June 4: Beth Israel is hosting a pre-Shavuot “Night of Insight” – with great food
by Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – As the weather in Edmonton is heating up for summer, so is the programming at Beth Israel Synagogue! Recently, over…