Violins of Hope new compositions will be released January 27
By Jenna Vetsch (AJNews) – In a video on the National Music Centre (NMC) website, Daniel Pelton, the National Music Centre’s Violins of Hope Artist…
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Calgary celebrates Chanukah at City Hall
by AJNews staff (AJNews) – Close to 1000 people gathered at Calgary City Hall on December 30, to celebrate the lighting of the 6th candle…
Rabbi Nisan Andrews: In the least expected places
By Rabbi Nisan Andrews Recently, I reflected on how Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, takes place during a time of year when darkness predominates the…
Rabbi Russell Jayne: Illuminating a path forward
by Rabbi Russell Jayne (Calgary) – Hanukkah begins on the 25th day of Kislev, in the heart of winter’s long night. It is a season…
Rabbi Leonard Cohen: Hadlakah, Hanakha & Chinuch: a lexicon of lessons for Hanukkah
By Rabbi Leonard Cohen (Calgary) – One Talmudic debate regarding Hanukkah is whether “Hadlakah osah mitzvah, o hanakhah osah mitzvah?” (Shabbat 22b). What constitutes the…