Obituary for Eugene Linetsky
(Edmonton) – It is with great sorrow that the Linetsky family announces the passing of our husband, father, and grandfather, Eugene Linetsky z”l, on March…
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Calgary scientist publishes a major book on the importance of nutrition on mental health
Book review by Irena Karshenbaum (AJNews) – People have known for centuries that good nutrition positively correlates to good mental health, but its significance has…
This Hungarian coffee cake is even better than babka
by Joe Baur (JTA via Keller) – One morning, my wife suggested I look into making a different kind of bread. Not necessarily to replace…
EJFF opens with a discussion on Black-Jewish relations and a closer look at “Shared Legacies”
By Jeremy Appel This year’s Edmonton Virtual Jewish Film Festival kicked off on May 2 with an online screening of Shared Legacies: The African American-Jewish…
A message from Calgary Chevra Kadisha: The Social Distancing of Grief
by Susan Dvorkin and Harold Lipton (AJNews) – It is almost inconceivable to imagine that we are in the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic….