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Recipe for Parshat Mishpatim

by Cindy Warren | Jan 22, 2014 | Blog, My Jewish Journey

(from abtorah.com/parshadesserts) This week’s parsha discusses many different laws. One of them is that a man who is responsible for digging or uncovering an open pit would be held liable for damage the pit may cause for example, if an animal falls into the pit. We...

Parshat Yitro – Honoring Your Parents

by Cindy Warren | Jan 17, 2014 | Blog, My Jewish Journey

The Ten Commandments are divided into two groups – the first five are commandments between Man and God, and the second five are commandments between Man and his fellow Man. The commandments between Man and his fellow Man are intuitive: do not murder, steal, be...

Tu B’Shvat Recipe – Kebabs with honey-yogurt dip

by Cindy Warren | Jan 14, 2014 | Blog, My Jewish Journey

Shabbat Shalom! This week our recipe will be in honour of Tu Bishvat, the New Year for the trees. Kebabs with honey-yogurt dip Makes 4 servings Prep time: 10 min. Difficulty: Easy Ingredients • 8 fresh strawberries, rinsed; trimmed and halved • 8 green grapes,...

Tu B’Shvat – The Fifteenth of the month of Shvat – The New Year for the Trees

by Cindy Warren | Jan 14, 2014 | Blog, My Jewish Journey

This Thursday we are celebrating the holiday of Tu B’Shvat, the New Year for the trees. This holiday has transformed itself over Jewish history. It has its roots in the Bible and the Mishna, was spiritually enhanced by the Kabbalists of the 16th century, modernized by...

Parshat Beshalach – The Art of Complaining

by Cindy Warren | Jan 9, 2014 | Blog, My Jewish Journey

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...

Parshat Beshalach Recipe Idea

by Cindy Warren | Jan 7, 2014 | Blog, My Jewish Journey

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...

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Parashat Va-eira: For Jay

Jan 7, 2016

By: Deborah Abecassis Warshawsky. An Akiva parent, Debbie has an MA and PhD in the history of Jewish Bible Interpretation from McGill University as well as a Masters in Library and Information Science (MLIS) also from McGill. It’s been quite a week. From the lows...

Parashat Va-Yigash – “And he fell on his neck and he wept.”

Dec 17, 2015

Faces of Akiva

Dec 16, 2015

Bella Widman Akiva Grandparent “… I came to Canada 26 years ago following my children… I grew up in a Jewish home in a tiny city in the mountains where I lived just outside of Rio, Brazil. My parents always taught me that being Jewish was important but it was not...

Simon Boulerice en visite à Akiva – 15-12-2015

Dec 15, 2015

Chers parents, Les enfants adorent qu’on leur raconte des histoires et ce mardi 15 décembre les élèves de maternelle et du premier cycle du primaire ont eu la chance d’assister à la lecture théâtrale de l’album « Le verger dans le ventre » par son auteur Simon...

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