Leadership message

Our Edmonton Jewish community has much to be proud of

Dear friends,  

Occasionally over the past month, I have had a young Jewish male exclaim, “I have to tell my mother about this!” This came up in conversations about antisemitism in Israel/Diaspora relations or by the Shine a Light mosaic at the Edmonton Oilers hockey game (Sharks fans…

Abraham Accords show that change is possible

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…

Jewish community shares condolences of two constables lost

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 …

Jewish values drive the Federation as an organization

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…

Taking a closer look at Partnership 2gether

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…