Humour is good for the soul: JFSC 2023 Annual Event May 2
By Lisa Thomson (AJNews) – Have you ever caught yourself battling to stifle the giggles at the worst possible time – at a funeral, in…
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Menachem Kaiser on his quest to reclaim a family home
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – When Canadian-born author Menachem Kaiser spoke at the Calgary Public Library on March 14, it was a rare literary treat….
Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski: Chag Pesach – What’s in a name?
By Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski (AJNews) – As the Passover season begins to blossom and emerge, many of us pull out our Kittels (white robe),…
Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides: Pesach – The time to make the most of our time.
By Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides (AJNews) – With the holiday of Passover (Pesach) upon us, I find myself marveling at how quickly time has been…
Rabbi Leonard Cohen: Checking ourselves at Pesach
by Rabbi Leonard Cohen (AJNews) – Each Pesach we observe the mitzvah of “bedikat chametz” – the cleaning out of chametz, i.e., leavened foods, from our…