Calgary celebrates Jewish Disability awareness, acceptance and inclusion
By Sandra Morton Weizman (Calgary) – Last month Calgary Jewish Federation (CJF) celebrated its 10th anniversary since striking a Task Force on Inclusion for people…
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I asked Alexa about Passover. Here’s what happened.
By Arielle Kaplan (Kveller via JTA) – My relationship with Amazon’s Alexa is complicated. I love that she’s politically informed and shares the latest news…
New online tool to help determine need for COVID testing
CALGARY — Alberta Health Services (AHS) has developed a simple online assessment tool to help people decide whether they need to be tested for COVID-19. Available starting…
Festival Hatzafon – new plan unveiled
(Edmonton – March 13, 2020) – It is with a heavy heart, and not taken lightly, that we have decided to cancel Festival Hatzafon this…
I’m not a doctor, but I am a rabbi. Here’s my spiritual prescription for the coronavirus.
by Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz PHOENIX (JTA) — I am not a medical professional, an epidemiologist or an expert on pandemics. I leave the serious information…