Beth Israel creates High Holi-DIY Boxes for Edmonton families
by Carla Lehrer (AJNews) – Edmonton’s Beth Israel Synagogue (warmly referred to as the family shul) is constantly striving to create an environment that is…
Religion
Rabbi Gila Caine: Praying Subversively
by Rabbi Gila Caine (AJNews) – In the words of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel: “Prayer is meaningless unless it is subversive, unless it seeks to…
Rosh Hashanah 5781: This year, shul may seem far away
By Rabbi Binyomin Halpern (Calgary) – Life is full of challenges. Sometimes challenges come in unexpected ways and at unexpected times, but they are always…
Rosh Hashanah 5781: Recalibrating extras and essentials
By Rabbi Zolly Claman (AJNews) – The year of 5780 corresponding to the secular year of 2020 will be remembered as anything but ordinary. The…
Calgary Beth Tzedec welcomes Youth Engagement Director Jonah Potasznik
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Calgary Beth Tzedec congregants can look forward to some exciting developments on the youth front with the recent hiring of…