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Let’s rejoice in our Torah this holidayThrough years of experience, I have come to realize that Jews seem not to attach the same importance to Shavuot as they do to the other yamim tovim....read more...
Finding a new Shavuot ritualIt’s easy to forget about Shavuot. The holiday comes at the end of the school year, with the rush of final exams and the start of little league...read more...
Six Days plus 45 years, Pt. 1Forty-five years ago, Israel and its neighbours fought a war that set into motion events that are still felt today. Although the Six Day War is well...read more...
Intimate strangers: lessons from the Book of RuthHow do we treat the “strangers” among us? As we move from Pesach to Shavuot, our framework shifts from a festival whose narrative arc...read more...
It’s hard to pray in EnglishWorship services in Reform congregations almost invariably include prayers in the vernacular. Influenced by contemporary feminism and its stress on...read more...
Sustainable institutionsHave you heard the term “low-hanging fruit”? Generally, it’s used to describe something that is easy to reach and enjoy. Imagine...read more...
Israel’s ties with Turkey remain troubledNearly two years after Israeli commandos stormed the Mavi Marmara, a Turkish ship in a pro-Palestinian flotilla of six vessels trying to break Israel...read more...
The feds’ fear of the strangerWhat’s happening to the Canadian soul? Where has our federal government stashed it?  Bill C-10, an omnibus crime bill recently passed, was...read more...
Community: exasperating, yet soothingKehilla, community, is paramount. What is it? We are born into or decide early on to form a relationship with a group of like-minded people who offer...read more...
Challah links us to personal and national memoriesWhy does the smell of a challah baking bring such wonderful memories? As I walked in to my local bakery the other day, I was overwhelmed with...read more...

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