The most fun you can have on Zoom! Join Karina and Kathie on Friday mornings for an interactive half hour of songs, stories, and brachot (blessings) celebrating the joy of Shabbat and holidays. Email Kathie Wainer for the virtual link and more information.

Join Hillel in collaboration with the Students' Union at the University of Calgary for a virtual ceremony commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The event will include candle lighting, survivor stories from grandchildren, and guest speaker Dr. Maureen Hiebert, U of C Associate Professor, Political Science. Register online.

In honour of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, please join internationally renowned Jewish author and educator Ben M. Freeman as he discusses Jewish identity, combating antisemitism, and raising awareness of the Holocaust. The Holocaust may have ended years ago but the story that led to it is still being written today. Register online for this free event.

Start the month off right with family and friends! Register to receive a Shabbat box complete with candles, kippot, wine, challah, and a Shabbat Guide. Show off your Shabbat – snap a photo of your Shabbat supper and email it to be entered to win a prize. Order from a pre-set Karen's Café menu by Tuesday, January 25 at midnight. Email for more information.

This event is free of charge for our Kesher members and their families. Email registration is required by February 4. Generously sponsored by The Lenny and Faigel Shapiro and Family Fund. In partnership with Jewish Community Foundation of Calgary, Paperny Family JCC, and JB Music Therapy.

Kesher means connection. We may be in physical isolation, but we can stay connected. You're invited to join a sing-along, or presentation by your favourite rabbi, cantor, or Calgary talent.

Email Karina Szulc for the Zoom link or for more information.

Dorshei Tzedec is an engaging, hands-on philanthropy and grant making program. Get ready to learn with other Jewish teens about tzedakah, consensus, philanthropy, and more. This free program will give teens in grades 8 to 10 the opportunity to grant money to non-profit organizations. More information and register here. Supported by Jewish Community Foundation of Calgary, Beth Tzedec Congregation, Calgary Jewish Federation, and LIFE & LEGACY®. 

Each new life in the Jewish community is welcomed and celebrated with a free Shalom Baby gift bag filled with our valuable information, community resources, and gifts for the baby and parents. If you have not already received a Shalom Baby gift bag, please email Danielle Braitman.

For the month of January, get in on your one-time opportunity to try out a CrossFit class for free. Register at the JCC Customer Service Desk or call 403-253-8600, ext.0. Free class needs to be pre-booked at least two hours in advance. Vaccination QR code and ID must be presented for access. Visit our website for more information.

Adar is known both as the month of darkness and a time of good fortune. Enjoy learning about this complex month while exploring your own duality through art. Register online or call 403-253-8600, ext.0. $18 per person. All materials included, no painting experience required.

This intermediate class will teach how to benefit from the use of the amazing Apple iPad. Facilitated by Saul Prince. $50/Member and Public. Register online or call Customer Service at 403-253-8600, ext.0 or Nessie at 403-690-2449.

The Environment, Social Action and Education Committees invite you to a Zoom talk on citizen science with Dr. Norman Yan. In this talk, he will share stories of successful projects that engage people to improve the environment. Norman Yan is a member of the Royal Society of Canada. RSVP online.

Join us for an exciting study of Torah every second Thursday. All classes will be held on Zoom. RSVP by email.

Topic: "Healing, Wholeness and the Treaty Relationship". For more information, check out our weekly eBlast. RSVP by email.

Presented by Temple B'nai Tikvah. Aimee's art, powerful in artistic vision and purpose, is imbued with remembrance and Mussar themes. Her craftsmanship blends the strength of metal with curving contours and elegant lines. Endorsed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Pope Francis, Aimee Golant, a granddaughter of Holocaust survivors, is an interfaith advocate. Details and registration here.

Join us for an inclusive, wholehearted service led by "Rocky Mountain Rabbi" Ilana, as we welcome Shabbat with song and spirit. Attendance is free and open to all. To register, RSVP by email with: "Kabbalat Shabbat" in the subject line.

Join us for a Zoom workshop to help you improve your cell phone photography skills. Basic as well as some advanced techniques will be covered by Heather Freed of Na'amat Toronto. Free for members; $10 for non-members. Email us for further information. Register and pay directly at our website.

We will deliver a lunch or you can pick-up at the JCC between 11:00 and 11:30am. Log on to Zoom for A Little Schmaltz: Songs and Stories of Romance with Laura Shuler and her troop of troubadours. In partnership with JHSSA. Register at 403-253-8600, ext.0 by February 2. Sponsored by Lenny and Faigel Shapiro and Family.

In recognition of Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month (JDAIM), members of Calgary Jewish Federation's Kesher group are invited to join us for this event.

Join CHW Calgary Centre for a Virtual Graffiti Art Tour in Tel Aviv hosted by artist, Murielle Cohen. Cost: $40. Followed by an online art auction (free admission) from Tuesday, February 22 at 6:30pm to Sunday, February 27 at 8:00pm. This event is in support of the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Unit at Hadassah Hospital. For more information or to register, email Irena Karshenbaum, call 403-253-4612 or go online.

Honouring Susan Rose with guest speaker Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz on Jewish Unity and the Role of the Synagogue. Visit our website for more info. RSVP by February 17 via email or call 403-259-3230.

More information to come, check our website, email Peta, or call 403-692-6389.

Calgary Jewish Federation is in need of volunteers for our casino on February 6 and 7 at Deerfoot Inn and Casino. Please consider volunteering for a shift on Sunday or Monday from 6:45pm to 3:30am. Email Lori Wolf or call 403-444-3157 to lend your time to this important fundraising cause.