The real history behind HBO’s ‘The Plot Against America’
By Lior Zaltzman (JTA) — The new TV show based on Philip Roth‘s novel “The Plot Against America,” helmed by David Simon, the Jewish creator of “The…
Religion
Calgary Chevra Kadisha: 113 years and growing strong
By Susan Dvorkin and Harold Lipton On March 3, corresponding to the 7th of Adar, the traditional yahrzeit for Mosesz”l, the Calgary Chevra Kadisha held…
Passover 2020: A Time to do Things Differently
by Rabbi Binyomin Halpern (Calgary) – “Life is a parade of marching moments” I can still remember hearing these words in a shmuess, a serious talk…
Let’s use the crisis as a wakeup call
By Rabbi Zolly Claman – We are living through unprecedented times. Since the virus has spread, and especially since we officially closed the doors of…
Seder plate rituals combat oppression
By Cantor Russ Jayne (Calgary) – The traditional Seder plate contains an egg, shank bone, karpas, charoset and maror. Some also make room for hazeret,…