Calgary JCC hosts successful Literary Festival
By Jenna Soroka (AJNews) – Through a combination of virtual and in-person events, writers and storytellers covered a spectrum of topics in this year’s Calgary…
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A message from Calgary Jewish Federation CEO Adam Silver
by Adam Silver (Calgary) – In a few days, we will celebrate Chanukah. Our homes will begin to smell like latkes very soon, we will…
Rabbi Leonard Cohen: Bayamim Hahem Bazman Hazeh – In Ancient Days, Just as Now
by Rabbi Leonard Cohen (AJNews) – On Erev Hanukkah, we read the Torah portion Vayeshev about Joseph and his 11 brothers. While these events took place…
Cantor Russ Jayne: Hanukkah – The Most Universal of Messages
By Cantor Russ Jayne (AJNews) – We Jews know that stories are not simple things. As a people, we tell tales that place us in…
Education Minister removes official document that urges both-sides approach to Nazism
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Alberta’s Ministry of Education has disavowed and deleted a document from its website that encourages educators to portray positive aspects…