Did the pandemic usher in a baby boom?
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Prognosticators predicted a pandemic baby boom. Right on trend, our daughter and son-in-law called us some 16 months ago to…
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Rabbi Leonard Cohen: Seasons of change
By Rabbi Leonard Cohen (AJNews) – The first mitzvah or command G-d gave to the Jewish people was to create a calendar, as we read…
Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides: Bread of Affliction or Bread of Freedom – the nature of Matzah
By Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides Honey of My Failures Last night, as I was sleeping, I dreamt – marvelous error! That I had a beehive…
Rabbi Mark Glickman: The challenge of Dayyeinu
By Rabbi Mark Glickman (Calgary) – If only I had more books to read. If only I had nicer furniture to decorate my house. If…
Shoah Week in Alberta and related Holocaust awareness programming
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Calgary Jewish Federation is gearing up for a second annual Shoah Week, providing extended opportunities for Albertans to explore themes…