Mark your calendars Edmonton! Matchmaker Aleeza Ben Shalom is coming!
By Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – Jewish viewers the world over, and secular audiences alike, fell in love with the disarming smile and enchanting nature of…
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Nosh vegan cookbook has an Alberta connection!
By Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – When Micah Grobman Siva, a proud Calgarian born and raised, made the conscious personal decision to become a vegetarian at…
From the sources by Eliezer Segal: Footprints in the ashes
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – Literary historians and just-plain fans of mystery fiction occasionally raise the question “What was the first detective story?” The correct…
‘Untethered’ by Ruth Rakoff: Beautifully written and well worth the read
Reviewed by Jenna Vetsch (AJNews) – Ruth Rakoff has created a terribly beautiful concoction of pain and hope in her novel, Untethered. She does not…
Calgary welcomed Palestinian Human Rights activist Bassem Eid with a standing ovation
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – On February 7, Calgary Jews Stand United—a grassroots organization mainly driven by members of the Israeli Diaspora living in Calgary—welcomed…