Upgraded Calgary Holocaust Memorial Site enhances reflection and education
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – The Calgary Holocaust Memorial site at the Paperny Family JCC has been upgraded and rededicated with beautiful enhancements that have…
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Shabbat Project kicks off with a Challah Bake: A time for unity, community and gratitude
By Regan Lipes (AJNews) – It is an exciting time of year once again, when Jewish people connect spiritually with communities around the globe to…
Holocaust education scholar Dr. Melanie Carina Schmoll will be in Alberta in November
By Regan Lipes (AJNews) – Twice a year, the Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies hosts Jewish Studies Week in Edmonton, a series…
In Edmonton: Divine provenance for Yache Rache, OBM
by Regan Lipes (AJNews) – Divine provenance, hashgechah patit,is a foundational tenant of the Jewish spiritual world and am Yisrael’s relationship with Hashem. Miracles, in…
A conversation about Contemporary Humanistic Judaism
By Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – Earlier this year, the Jewish Publication Society released Contemporary Humanistic Judaism: Beliefs, Values, Practices, a collection of writings about the…