Rabbah Gila Caine: New Edmonton cemetery – on purity and danger?
By Rabbah Gila Caine (AJNews) – We mostly retell the story of Chanukah as a celebration of purity and purification when our sacred space was…
Religion
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Honest to Goodness
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – A well-known platitude has it that “it’s a sin to tell a lie,” and many people seriously believe that the…
Conversion interest in Calgary congregations is booming
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – For Temple B’nai Tikvah Rabbi Mark Glickman, the recent conversion of nine adults and three children (see feature story in…
Beth Shalom to host Stephen Arnoff: a creative and musical Scholar in Residence Nov. 15 & 16
By Regan Lipes (AJNews) – This year, to mark the international Shabbat Project at Beth Shalom Synagogue, congregants will welcome an exciting and highly celebrated…
Edmonton celebrates the annual Challah Bake and Shabbat Project at Beth Israel this month
by Regan Treewater (AJNews) – We have Shabbat; let’s keep it!” is the catchy slogan for the worldwide Shabbat Project. “We can steal a day…