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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: A bet on the future: why Saskatoon's Jewish community rebuilt its historic shul and community centre
Description: Although they count just 100 member families, Saskatoon’s Congregation Agudas Israel believes there is a bright future for Jewish life in their Prairie city. Which is why the Conservative egalitarian synagogue has just completed a lengthy $3.8 million dollar renovation of their post-war-era building. Aside from improved security and accessibility, and a mikveh, it also now includes bigger space for a small but modern Jewish Community Centre, recently named after Sherwood and Elaine Sharfe: the prominent local family of philanthropists are the lead donors to the project.
On the weekend of Friday June 23, current synagogue members and also fo...