Ambitious course to cover over thirty-three centuries of Jewish Literature: Register today!
(AJNews) – You are invited to explore eight genres of Jewish Literature with a diverse group of community members in both Edmonton and Calgary. To…
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Temple B’nai Tikvah, Beth Tzedec present: Author David Eisenstadt on notable Jewish Canadian musicians: Jan. 9
(AJNews) – Author, music aficionado and notable Canadian PR pro David Eisenstadt is returning to his Calgary hometown on Monday January 9 to present his…
From the sources by Eliezer Segal: Fuel for a festival
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – It is no easy matter to initiate a new holiday. Although the ancient Israelites could base their festival calendar on…
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Napoleonic Codes
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – I recently reread Tolstoy’s War and Peace. When reading literary classics, I am often searching for a Jewish angle that…
From the sources by Eliezer Segal: Of vanities and vehicles
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – Jewish thinkers have long been puzzled by the rabbis’ choice of the book of Kohelet [Ecclesiastes] as the designated reading…