Rabbi Leonard Cohen: Bayamim Hahem Bazman Hazeh – In Ancient Days, Just as Now
by Rabbi Leonard Cohen (AJNews) – On Erev Hanukkah, we read the Torah portion Vayeshev about Joseph and his 11 brothers. While these events took place…
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Cantor Russ Jayne: Hanukkah – The Most Universal of Messages
By Cantor Russ Jayne (AJNews) – We Jews know that stories are not simple things. As a people, we tell tales that place us in…
JFSC receives 2021 Alberta Minister’s Award
By Lisa Thomson (Calgary) – JFSC (Jewish Family Service Calgary) is the proud recipient of the 2021 Alberta Minister’s Senior Service Award in the NonProfit…
Education Minister removes official document that urges both-sides approach to Nazism
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Alberta’s Ministry of Education has disavowed and deleted a document from its website that encourages educators to portray positive aspects…
Alberta Education releases curriculum guidelines that minimize actions of Nazi Regime
Toronto (November 12, 2021) – Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) is writing to Alberta’s Minister of Education expressing concern and requesting a review of…