As Hezbollah rockets fall, emergency medics in Israel’s north work double shifts
by Theia Chatelle (JTA) — KIRYAT SHMONA, Israel — When sirens once again sounded in this northern Israel town on a recent Thursday, Ala Ghassan,…
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Important community update from Stacey Leavitt-Wright, CEO Jewish Federation of Edmonton
by Stacey Leavitt-Wright (Edmonton) – The Jewish Federation of Edmonton has long taken a proactive approach to community security and we believe in sharing updates…
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Dippings and Delicacies
By Eliezer Segal (Calgary) – Toward the beginning of the traditional Passover seder, it is customary to partake of a green vegetable dipped in salt…
Rabbi Ilana Krieger Lapides: Pesach and intermission
By Rabbi Ilana Krieger Lapides (Calgary) – Google maps always plays a role when I teach my B’nai Mitzvah kids their Torah portion. Since every…
Rabbi Leonard Cohen: Z’man Herutenu – Our Time of Freedom
By Rabbi Leonard Cohen (Calgary) – According to our Sages, we are obliged to commemorate two things every Shabbat: G-d’s creation of the Heaven and…