Memorial Stones Foundation of Amersfoort: Honouring forgotten heroes
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – The Jewish community can take much comfort in knowing that we have some formidable non-Jewish friends and allies. Two spoke…
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Edmonton Kosher Friendship Circle offers support and kindness
By Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – The long-term ramifications of two-years and counting spent under vacillating levels of social isolation will only begin to be known…
Re-engaging Calgary’s Beth Tzedec congregation in the New Year
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Beth Tzedec’s new education director is not getting much sleep. The father of three young sons, one of whom was…
Jewish Tam at Spuds and Suds Calgary Stampede Breakfast
By Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – After a two-year drought due to COVID-19, the Spuds and Suds Stampede Breakfast, held at the Hyatt Hotel in downtown…
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Rabbi Judah, King Hezekiah… and a Cancelled Fast
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – One of the most revered figures in Jewish memory was the Patriarch Rabbi Judah I ben Simeon. Talmudic tradition singled…