June 4: Beth Israel is hosting a pre-Shavuot “Night of Insight” – with great food
by Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – As the weather in Edmonton is heating up for summer, so is the programming at Beth Israel Synagogue! Recently, over…
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Dvar of the Week by Rabbi Gila Caine: Come back in person if you can
by Rabbi Gila Caine (AJNews) – If you’ve never been to a Zoom prayer service, you might not realize what a honey-trap it is. I…
EJFF synopsis: A hybrid Edmonton Jewish Film Festival is screening in Edmonton and beyond
(AJNews) – We’ve reached the halfway mark for the Edmonton Jewish Film Festival running from May 10 to 18, lighting up computer screens and televisions in…
Dvar of the week by Rabbi Steven Schwarzman: Who do we mourn?
by Rabbi Steven Schwarzman (AJNews) – This week’s Torah reading begins with a list of relatives for whom the kohanim must mourn. We use this same…
A movie about how ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ became a movie: Screening at the EJFF on May 15
by Andrew Lapin (Editors Note) – Fiddlers Journey to the Big Screen will be featured at the Edmonton Jewish Film Festival on May 15 at…