Last month, I traveled with a group of committed pro-Israel advocates from the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs board (CIJA) and other Canadian Federations to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel. CIJA hosted and organized the trip in celebration of the recent Abraham Accords. I att…
Dear Community,
It is with a heavy heart that we took in the news of the tragic deaths of Constable Brett Ryan and Constable Travis Jordan, who were shot and killed in the line of duty yesterday. On behalf of the Edmonton Jewish community, we offered a letter to Chief Dale McFee expressing …
I was honoured last night to join Talmud Torah for their performance of Trickster Theatre, a project supported through the Edmonton Jewish Community Charitable Foundation. This came together because of the achievements of parent volunteers (spearheaded by Christinah Reboh), teachers, and sta…
Some of you may ask, “What is Partnership 2gether (P2G) again?” Simply put, it is the single most visible connection that our community has with Israel. As implied in the title, it is a partnership between a consortium of smaller Jewish communities in Canada and the Galilee Panhandle (Et…
The ongoing terror attacks in Israel claimed the life of a young man last week. Elan Ganeles, an Israeli- American, who came to Israel as a participant in the Masa program. May his memory be a blessing.
Recently, I met with a community member who asked me “What keeps you up at night?”…
