Jacqui Vital in Alberta: My daughter Adi was a lioness
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Her name means jewel, but Adi Vital-Kaploun is also fittingly recalled as a lioness. On October 7, 2023, The 33-year-old…
Maxine Fischbein
Calgary student Raphie Simantov: Mitzvah Project is close to his heart
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – It is impossible to say no to Raphael Simantov, so don’t even try! When the 12-year-old B’nai Mitzvah student decided…
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…
Op/ed: Solemn commemorations shouldn’t become political rallies
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – “I came here to mourn, not to attend a political rally.” This remark from a friend nearly one week after…
Calgary commemorates Oct. 7 with solidarity
by Maxine Fischbein (Calgary) – Community solidarity and raw emotion were everywhere in evidence as an estimated crowd of 1,200 Jewish community members and allies…