Calgary Community Update: Friday December 8
by Lisa Libin and Adam Silver (Calgary) – We have had quite a week! The amount of energy and support we are seeing in the…
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About Shelley Werner: Our cover artist for the Calgary Chanukah edition
(Calgary) – The image on the cover of this month’s Alberta Jewish News is by Shelley Werner, a designer and Judaica Illustrator. She is the…
Edmonton AZA is hosting an Oilers Watch Party: Dec. 10 at SOHO Bar
By Danny S. (Edmonton) Hey Edmonton AZA! Calling all Jewish Men! Edmonton AZA is having a fundraiser. Join us in a Dads and Lads Oilers…
Calgary Mayor Gondek withdraws from the Dec. 7 Menorah Lighting event
by Lisa Libin, Adam Silver and Chabad Lubavitch Rabbi Menachem & Rochel Matusof (Calgary) – It is with tremendous hurt and disappointment that we learned…
8 ways to celebrate Hanukkah that aren’t about the presents
By Rebecca Rosenthal (Kveller via JTA) — We love Hanukkah. The message that the rabbis in the Talmud give about the holiday is that we…