Edmonton Chevra Kadisha – Chesed shel emet
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – This article is dedicated to the memory of Jerry Cooper, OBM, who recently passed away. An avid volunteer and former…
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Rabbi Mark Glickman: The Great Message of Chanukah – “Just Deal With It!”
By Rabbi Mark S. Glickman (Calgary) – I am a religious Jew. I feel passionately committed to Judaism – to its holidays, its rituals, its…
HAA celebrates new swag and an upcoming Chanukkah event: December 21
by HAA staff (AJNews) – This is a very special time of year, as we move closer to Chanukah and the midpoint of the academic…
Rabbi Guy Tal: Chanukah – the holiday of hope
by Rabbi Guy Tal (Edmonton) – The reasons for celebrating Chanukah are very well known. On these days we commemorate the astonishing victory of the…
Rabbi Russell Jayne: Shifting our focus on Hanukkah
by Rabbi Russell Jayne (Calgary) – When we tell the story of Hanukkah, we tend to focus on the miracle itself. We talk about the…