Have you watched the online short The Boy, part of our free offerings from the Edmonton Jewish Film Festival (EJFF)? Having driven along these same roads, where murder and carnage took place near the Gaza border, It was eerie to see the ‘before’ October 7 story, hearing the rockets and b…
This past week we held multiple events, from Yom HaZikaron, Yom Ha’atzmaut, and a Genesis networking night. At each one, we welcomed newcomers to Edmonton, and at each one, I inevitably heard from community members who appreciate the opportunity to be among fellow Jewish community members,…
This morning, I had a daily call with my daughters, who are now in Israel as a continuation of their trip on the March of the Living (pan-Canadian university group, organized through Toronto UJA). They told me about their visit to Har Herzl yesterday, to visit the graves of recently fallen I…
As Yom HaShoah approaches in a few days, I reflect on where I was and where we were as a community just one year ago. Supporting a group of students on the March of the Living seemed as if it were the pinnacle of staring antisemitism in the face. We were studying the past and reaffirming Nev…
As a Jewish Federation, we are a central body that raises funds in order to better support the community, through programs, events, services and allocations. I appreciate our role as funder, whereby an allocations committee review applications and determine how best to meet the needs as expr…
