From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Napoleonic Codes
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – I recently reread Tolstoy’s War and Peace. When reading literary classics, I am often searching for a Jewish angle that…
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From the sources by Eliezer Segal: Of vanities and vehicles
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – Jewish thinkers have long been puzzled by the rabbis’ choice of the book of Kohelet [Ecclesiastes] as the designated reading…
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…
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…