Calgary Chevra Kadisha: The story behind the cost of a funeral
By Susan Dvorkin and Harold Lipton (Calgary) – The Chevra Kadisha of Calgary has always been a proponent of pre-purchasing a burial plot in advance…
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Anglican Church of Canada finalizes decision to replace ‘For the Conversion of the Jews’ prayer
by Philissa Cramer (JTA) — The Anglican Church of Canada has voted to remove from its prayer books a prayer calling for the conversion of…
Pulkes Band is performing at TBT in Calgary tonight!
(AJNews) – On June 29, as part of the TD Jazz YYC Summer Festival, Pulkes Band will be bringing the best Israeli brass and string…
From the sources by Eliezer Segal: Frontier, fur, and a fistfight
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – As our society becomes more sensitive to animal suffering, fur coats are no longer the conspicuous status symbol that they…
Remembering and honouring Sidney Cyngiser OBM
by Maxine Fischbein and Marnie Jazwicki (Calgary) – Holocaust survivor Sidney (Sucher) Cyngiser—sometimes referred to as Calgary’s Elie Wiesel—shared his story of tragedy and resilience…