Jewish Family Services Calgary is virtually open
(Calgary) – Jewish Family Services of Calgary is working hard to support the needs of the community! In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, JFSC has…
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From the sources: Notes from outside the camp during a pandemic
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – As I sit here at home in self-isolation, following my return to Canada from an abbreviated visit to Israel, I…
Fauci to Orthodox Jews: Ease into communal prayer as gatherings become possible
by Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, who directs infectious disease research for the federal government, advised Orthodox Jews to phase in communal…
Visions for the post-pandemic Jewish world: Imagining a better future
by Laura E. Adkins NEW YORK (JTA) — After nearly two months of intense social distancing, we are all finding ourselves longing for things to…
From the JHSSA archives: Calgary Jews face an epidemic – 1918
The Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta presents this article from the archives of the JHSSA Journal “Discovery” dated June 2003. It was relevant in…