Edmonton’s Chevra Kadisha offers comfort and ritual
By Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – The cycle of Jewish life is marked by gatherings that commemorate milestones including births, bar/bat mitzvot, weddings and deaths. Jewish…
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JFSC’s Cowboys & Cocktails was a ‘wow’ virtual event!
By Daniel Moser (AJNews) – New times call for new measures, and Jewish Family Services Calgary (JFSC) took the leap and made the appropriate changes…
COVID planning at Calgary shuls: July 6 update
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Last month, Alberta Jewish News provided extensive coverage regarding the operations of Calgary Synagogues during the Coronavirus pandemic. We checked…
Edmonton rabbis navigate COVID-19 with resolve and resourcefulness
by Maxine Fischbein (Editor’s note: The interviews for this article were completed in time for our print edition on July 6, 2020 – the information…
Who is Policing the Police in Calgary? New documentary examines abuse of power
By Jake Cardinal (AJNews) – Above the Law, a new documentary film by Marc Serpa Francoeur and Robinder Uppal about police brutality in Calgary, Alberta,…