Jacqui Vital in Alberta: My daughter Adi was a lioness
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Her name means jewel, but Adi Vital-Kaploun is also fittingly recalled as a lioness. On October 7, 2023, The 33-year-old…
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The evolving minhag of Tashlich
by Holly Shifrah (AJNews) – Tashlich is a New Year tradition which many say began in the fourteenth century amongst Jewish communities in Germany. Others…
Rabbi Leonard Cohen: Remembering to call out
By Rabbi Leonard Cohen (Calgary) – The term describing Rosh Hashanah in the Torah (Vayikra 23:24) is Shabbaton Zichron Teruah Mikra Kodesh – a (time)…
Rabbi Russell Jayne: Doing the work of Teshuvah
By Rabbi Russell Jayne (Calgary) – As the season of the High Holidays approaches, we prepare ourselves once again for a sacred journey of return….
Rabbi Nisan Andrews: Reflections from Western Canada
by Rabbi Nisan Andrews (Calgary) – Below, you’ll find an article requested this year by the United Synagogue in the UK, celebrating 265 years since…