Cantor Russ Jayne: The stories of Hanukkah
By Cantor Russ Jayne (Calgary) – Stories have great power. We tell stories about ourselves and about our communities because they give our lives meaning,…
Religion
Rabbi Binyomin Halpern: Still the season of giving
by Rabbi Binyomin Halpern (Calgary) – Covid-19 continues to impact us in many ways. One of these is the financial strain that it has had…
Rabbi Zolly Claman: The miraculous mixture of flexibility and stubborness
by Rabbi Zolly Claman (Edmonton) – It has now been almost three years since my lungs have taken in a breath of Israeli air. I…
Calgary’s HOJMI ushers in the New Year with spiritual fervour and optimism
By Gary Wolf (AJNews) – The year 2020 has been an historic year. As the world looks to turn a new chapter on a challenging…
Proposed Alberta curriculum is cause for concern
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – A series of proposals for Alberta’s K-4 social studies curriculum leaked last month to the CBC have been roundly criticized…