Jewish Studies Week at UAlberta looks at the Holocaust as world history
By Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – On November 23 the Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies, housed at the University of Alberta, hosted the…
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MRU ‘Reflector’ editors right a wrong thanks to the advocacy efforts of a small group of students
By Regan Treewater-Lipes (Calgary) – On November 23, students at Mount Royal University (MRU), were confronted by a rather shocking school publication being distributed widely…
Beth Tzedec Congregation Calgary Jewish Film Festival had something for everyone
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – After the Beth Tzedec Congregation Jewish Film Festival was forced online for three seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, film…
8 Hot Nights of Chanukah Warms Up A Chilly December Afternoon
By Paula E. Kirman (AJNews) – On December 3, around 40 people came to Arcadia Brewing Co. at Manchester Square to experience what was likely…
Rabbah Gila Caine: A meditation for Chanukah 5784
By Rabbah Gila Caine (AJNews) – Chanukka’s fire turns our mind back to the Menorah in the depths of the Mikdash (temple in Jerusalem). That…