Rabbi Steven Schwarzman: A little extra goodness
By Rabbi Steven Schwarzman (Edmonton) – We usually think that there’s only one new year each year. Well, maybe two, counting the civil new year…
Holidays
Cantor Russ Jayne: It’s a different kind of New Year
by Cantor Russ Jayne (Calgary) – Rosh Hashanah is more than just a holiday; it is Judgment Day. That’s why the traditional greeting at this…
High Holidays recipe: This sweet treat is like baklava
By Ronnie Fein (JTA) — During the High Holidays, I always make my family’s recipe for a dessert called turte, which is similar to Greek…
New children’s books for the Jewish New Year
By Penny Schwartz BOSTON (JTA) — Challah-eating Australian kangaroos, an adventurous cartoon retelling of the biblical story of Jonah and the welcome second-in-a-series chapter book…
Purchase a Rosh Hashanah holiday greeting in Alberta Jewish News
by Deborah Shatz (AJNews) – Alberta Jewish News is celebrating its CHAI Anniversary. It’s been 18 months since the merged rendition of Edmonton Jewish News…