Daniel arrives home from work at 5pm and as soon as he steps through his front door, his wife Judith starts having a go at him. “Why don’t you ever wipe your feet before walking into the house? ….. I thought you said you were coming home at lunch time today …… Where’s...
Parashat Shemini – Warnings
They were 2 1/2 and 1 years old. The younger of the two was of more solid build, stronger, and not much smaller in size than the older. And she loved her big sister fiercely. One day, in this spirit of love and fun, she climbed onto her older sister and hugged her...
Message for Purim
Deborah Abecassis Director of Jewish Life and Learning The story of Purim has all the components of a great fairy tale or Disney movie – a silly king and an evil villain, the beautiful Queen heroine and the wise old man. The kingdom’s wealth and the months-long...
Parashat Tzav – The “rite” clothes
When my daughter was 3-years-old, she chose to wear only skirts and dresses. It fit with her definition of pretty, princess, and fashionable. One Sunday afternoon, my husband asked her if she’d like to join him on an errand to the hardware store....
Parashat Vayikra – Sacrifices
Deborah Abecassis Warshawsky. Carb-free, fat-free, gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free, meat-free. Many of us, at some point, have resolved to drastically change the way we eat from one day to the next. Each Monday morning, people everywhere are cutting out...
Ainsi s’en vont, vont vont les marionnettes – 15-03-2016
Quelle belle Francofête avons-nous passée! Les enseignantes seront d’accord pour vous dire que le mérite en revient aux enfants qui ont répondu à nos propositions de manière formidable. Tel que je vous l’avais mentionnée, le thème de la semaine se prépare depuis le...Akiva Calendar
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Parshat Beshalach – The Art of Complaining
Parshat Beshalach Recipe Idea
This week we read Parshat Beshalach and we have one of the most epic moments from Jewish history and Jewish tradition: the Splitting of the Sea. Given that we have been having an “epic” cold season, I thought that perhaps we would all like to try some soup for...
Parsha Riddle
Just a little something different for this week! PARSHA Riddle Pharaoh was worried; he did not like the news, He felt the rising power that came upon the Jews, He decided to make them work hard and enslave them, The Jews worked very hard, they all cried to Hashem....
Parsha Recipe – Vayechi
In this week’s parsha, as Yaakov’s life comes to an end, he blesses all of his sons, as well as the sons of Yosef, Efraim and Menasheh. Probably the most well-known blessing is the blessing of “Hamalach HaGoel” (Breishit 48:16). The words are a plea from Yaakov to the...
Parshat Vayigash Message
After much drama, the conflict between Joseph and his brothers reaches its climax in this week’s Torah reading. Joseph, after tormenting his brothers, finally breaks down and reveals his true identity to them. And then the tone changes, as the family begins to...
Special Chunukah Recipe – Spiced Hot Chocolate
Spiced Hot Chocolate (from Myjewishlearning.com) As we enter the cold days of winter, here is a recipe to keep the light and warmth of the channukah candles a little longer in our homes. During Hanukkah, yellow mesh bags of chocolate gelt appear out of nowhere, and...
Parshat Miketz
In this week’s Torah reading, we are told the story of Pharoah’s dreams, Joseph’s rise to power in Egypt, and the reunion with his brothers who descend to Egypt during a famine. The parsha is full of drama and irony. Joseph, who has assimilated into Egyptian society,...
The Strength of Jewish Spirit
As we prepare to light the first candle tonight, we remember the strength of our people and the miracles that are integral parts of our heritage. The Macabees victory has been summed up in a wonderful verse from the prophet Zechariah: “Not by might nor by strength but...
Define the Legal Line: Youth Cyberbullying and Wellbeing
Last week, I attended a conference at McGill that was organized by “Define the Line”, a research program based at McGill University and directed by Dr. Shaheen Shariff, an international expert who has pioneered research on cyberbullying over the last...
Parsha Vayeshev Recipe
In this week's Parsha, Jacob gives his son Joseph with the wondrous striped coat. This gift caused an immense amount of jealousy between Joseph's other brothers -- so much so, that at the end of this story, Jacob's other sons sell Joseph into slavery. For our Torah...
