Alberta Premier Jason Kenney extends Yom Kippur wishes to the community
(AJNews) – Premier Jason Kenney issued this statement on Yom Kippur: “As Jewish Albertans mark the Day of Atonement, I wish everyone a day of…
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Stacey Leavitt-Wright is the next CEO of the Jewish Federation of Edmonton
(AJNews) – Jewish Federation of Edmonton, Jewish Community Centre of Edmonton and Edmonton Jewish Community Charitable Foundation are pleased to announce that Stacey Leavitt-Wright has…
A closer look at the Lethbridge Jewish Community
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – The first Jewish family arrived in Lethbridge in 1905, according to the Lethbridge Historical Society. Harris Goodman, who came from the…
Israeli Angy Cohen is the new Belzberg Scholar at the University of Calgary
by Maxin Fischbein (AJNews) – For a relatively small Jewish community, Jewish Calgary punches above its weight when it comes to supporting cultural and educational…
Yom Kippur and the anatomy of an apology – in Canadian politics
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Central to the practice of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur is the concept of t’shuva, or repentance. It’s the time…