What is the role of Chevra Kadisha in Edmonton – Part 2
By Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – On May 26, 1907, the Edmonton Hebrew Association purchased what is today, the city’s Jewish cemetery. For 113 years the…
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Rosh Hashanah 5781: This year, shul may seem far away
By Rabbi Binyomin Halpern (Calgary) – Life is full of challenges. Sometimes challenges come in unexpected ways and at unexpected times, but they are always…
A message from the Calgary Jewish Federation’s Co-Presidents: We need your engagement
By Jared Shore and Jordan Balaban (Calgary) – The beginning of fall and the precipice of the Jewish new year is always a time of…
Come celebrate Rosh Hashanah with a few thousand friends (virtually)!
By Susan Schiffman (AJNews) – This year, Edmonton UJA kicks off the Campaign and the New Year with a star-studded, authentically Canadian virtual holiday party…
Halpern Akiva Academy welcomes new principal Mrs. Caitlyn Cameron
(AJNews) – The Halpern Akiva Academy in Calgary is pleased to welcome their new principal Mrs. Caitlyn Cameron. Mrs. Cameron is returning to Calgary after…