Important Community Update from Jewish Federation of Edmonton
by Stacey Leavitt-Wright (Edmonton) – We awoke today to the horrific news of an antisemitic terror attack that killed 11 people at a Chanukah candle…
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Chaplain Lesley Machon: The Dark Between Flames
By Lesley Machon (Calgary) – As a child, I was terrified of the dark. Each night, light from my bedside spilled across the floor of…
Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides: Somewhere over the Rainbow – Hope is the Real Miracle of Chanukah
by Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides (Calgary) – The recent release of Wicked: for Good, the second part of the film adaptation of the popular Broadway…
Rabbi Guy Tal: Hanukkah – The Dedication to a New Beginning
by Rabbi Guy Tal (Calgary) – Hanukkah is the last of the festivals ordained by the Sages before the long exile, until we were privileged…
Rabbi Leonard Cohen: The Meanings of Hanukkah
by Rabbi Leonard Cohen (Calgary) – The following has been adapted from Rabbi Nosson Scherman of Torah.org Why is the upcoming holiday called Hanukkah? The…