B’nai Brith Calgary Lodge celebrates philanthropy and advocacy
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – After a two-year hiatus due to COVID, some 450 B’nai Brith faithful and community, political and business leaders gathered on…
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Bat Mitzvah fundraiser raises $5K for Israel Tennis and Education Centres
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Calgary-based Sloane Zenith decided to dedicate the mitzvah portion of her Bat Mitzvah towards helping Israeli youth engage in one…
Pipe Ceremony launches poignant art exhibit at Edmonton Public Library
By Jenna Soroka (AJNews) – Elder-in-Residence Jo-Ann Saddleback from the Saddle Lake Cree First Nation, along with her husband Elder Jerry Saddleback from the Samson…
Edmonton Beit Midrash: ‘Community Conversations on Antisemitism’ starts November 3
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Edmonton’s Beit Midrash is returning for 2022 with a series of five weekly workshops focusing on different facets of being…
Young adult book by Edmonton author Nikki Vogel brings a Golem to Alberta
Reviewed by Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – The folktale of the Golem of Prague is by now an international legend both inside and outside of Jewish…