Tourists will be barred from traveling to Israel for 2 weeks as the country monitors Omicron variant
by Shira Hanau (JTA) — Israel will bar all non-citizens from entering the country for at least two weeks due to concern about the spread…
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JFSC receives 2021 Alberta Minister’s Award
By Lisa Thomson (Calgary) – JFSC (Jewish Family Service Calgary) is the proud recipient of the 2021 Alberta Minister’s Senior Service Award in the NonProfit…
JFSC: The importance of self-care for caregivers
by Samantha Norberg (AJNews) – What was the last thing you did for yourself? If you cannot remember, you might be a caregiver. For many…
A message from Rabbi Steven Schwarzman: Covid and Halakhah
Rabbi Steven Schwarzman provided this Covid update and reminder to all Beth Shalom members: Jewish law requires all of us who are eligible to get…
Observing Yom Kippur with a disordered eating past
By Sarah Simone (JTA) — Yom Kippur is arguably one of the most important days in the Jewish calendar. It is the Day of Atonement,…