For Kosher Food in Edmonton: Visit Brook’s No Frills
by Matthew Levine (AJNews) – When Andy’s IGA, (Edmonton’s staple Kosher supplier), closed down, much of the Jewish community was left wondering if they could…
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New crop of High Holidays children’s books take place in Uganda, Hong Kong and a Sephardic home
by Penny Schwartz (JTA) — A laugh-out-loud Sukkot story that reimagines the classic tale of the three little pigs; an inspiring work of historical fiction…
Rabbi Leonard Cohen: Remembering to call out
By Rabbi Leonard Cohen (Calgary) – The term describing Rosh Hashanah in the Torah (Vayikra 23:24) is Shabbaton Zichron Teruah Mikra Kodesh – a (time)…
Rabbi Guy Tal: Rosh Hashanah 5786
by Rabbi Guy Tal (Edmonton) – The famous children’s song (and for adults?) by the late Naomi Shemer ends with the words: בְּרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה, בְּרֹאשׁ…
Rabbi Russell Jayne: Doing the work of Teshuvah
By Rabbi Russell Jayne (Calgary) – As the season of the High Holidays approaches, we prepare ourselves once again for a sacred journey of return….