A message from Adam Silver, CEO Calgary Jewish Federation
by Adam Silver (Calgary) – This time of the year often inspires us to reflect back on the year that was, as well as envision…
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A conversation with author, educator Ben M. Freeman: January 27, 2022
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) -Ben M. Freeman – author of Jewish Pride: Rebuilding a People – will speak to Albertans in a live virtual event…
150,000 Holocaust survivors to receive $200M in emergency COVID-19 funding
by Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA) — About 150,000 Jewish victims of Nazi persecution are set to receive emergency funding of approximately $1,400 per person from Germany…
Mazal Tov to Rabbi Cantor Russell G. Jayne
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Alberta Jewish News joins Beth Tzedec Congregation in extending a hearty mazal tov to Rabbi Cantor Russell Jayne on his…
Dvar of the Week: Rabbi Steven Schwarzman, Beth Shalom Congregation, Edmonton
by Rabbi Steven Schwarzman (AJNews) – Years ago, when I was flying to Israel, the security agent began the check-in conversation with me. I was…