As Seth says: “It’s not Toronto.” He has said this to me many times as part of a conversation that starts with: “So how do you like Edmonton?” Yet Edmonton is something else entirely. And it is great at being Edmonton. Today was a typical day in many ways. Here’s how it went. Dropped the [...]

High Holy Day services at our new shul were familiar, but different. We have joined Temple Beth Ora and, with its home in Edmonton’s Chevre Kadisha, it is certainly a unique shul. The sanctuary is quite beautiful with a large glass wall facing east, the morning sun pours into the space as if to invite [...]