JLI course explores life, death and the afterlife – offered over zoom beginning Feb. 1
(Edmonton) – This winter, Rabbi Mendy Blachman of Edmonton JLI will offer Journey of the Soul, a new six-session course by the acclaimed Rohr Jewish…
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Edmonton Talmud Torah welcomes your input in their strategic planning process
(AJNews) – The Edmonton Talmud Torah Society has embarked on a new strategic planning process. As part of the process, during the month of January…
From the Sources: Happy Herod’s Day
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – The first-century C.E. Latin satirist Persius Flaccus devoted one of his poems to the theme that even persons who are…
From llamas to a Jewish superhero, these 8 children’s books bring new characters into the Hanukkah story
by (Penny Schwartz) (JTA) — Move over, Maccabees. This season’s crop of seven new Hanukkah books for kids puts the spotlight on new heroes, from playful…
Our cover artist for December 2020 Calgary edition: Galia Goodman
(AJNews) – The whimsical holiday art on the cover of this month’s Alberta Jewish News is by Galia Goodman, a gifted artist whose work often…