Edmonton Challah Bake: It was about bread & community and much more
By Regan Lipes (AJNews) – This year’s community-wide Challah Bake at Beth Israel Synagogue was a roaring success! As part of the annual Shabbat Project,…
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A message from Stacey Leavitt-Wright, CEO Jewish Federation of Edmonton
by Stacey Leavitt-Wright (Edmonton) – As we gather to celebrate Chanukah, it reminds us of the central theme of rededication. The word “Chanukah” itself means…
Rabbah Gila Caine: New Edmonton cemetery – on purity and danger?
By Rabbah Gila Caine (AJNews) – We mostly retell the story of Chanukah as a celebration of purity and purification when our sacred space was…
Sufganiyot are bliss at Bliss Baked Goods in Edmonton
By Regan Lipes (AJNews) – Shakespeare claims that a rose by any other name will still smell as sweet, and I contend that a sufganiyah,…
Noam Rosenblum: Birthright Israel was a profound experience
By: Noam Rosenblum, Friedman Scholarship Recipient (AJNews) – Hello my name is Noam Rosenblum. I am an 18-year-old Jewish person from Edmonton, and I am…