by sr2018wp | May 28, 2015 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
I wanted to share an article with you this week written by the families of the three boys (Eyal, Gilad and Naftali) whose lives were brutally taken last summer before the operation in Gaza. The message of unity is crucial and it is an appropriate message that follows...
by sr2018wp | May 21, 2015 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
The megilla of Ruth is a beautiful story of a Moabite woman who “cleaves” to her mother in law Naomi, and is in turn rewarded for her acts of extreme chessed by meriting to be the ancestor of King David. The book is a succinct story (4 chapters) with multiple layers...
by sr2018wp | May 13, 2015 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
The Sabbatical year is a remarkable utopian idea. The Torah tells of the “shemitta”, how every seven years the nation shared a remarkable experience; that in the seventh year, private fields were opened up to the public, to be enjoyed by any living being, and...
by sr2018wp | May 7, 2015 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
“And you shall count for yourselves from the morrow of the day of rest… there should be seven complete weeks. Until the morrow of the seventh week, you shall count fifty days.” (Leviticus 23:15-16) The Torah commands us to count forty nine days from the first day of...
by Cindy Warren | May 1, 2015 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
“Ve-ahavta Lere-acha Kamocha.” These famous words from this week’s parsha became the “raison d’etre” and basis for all of the teachings of Rabbi Akiva. During this period of counting the Omer and the days leading up to the giving of the Torah, we remind ourselves of...
by sr2018wp | Apr 17, 2015 | Blog, My Jewish Journey
In honour of Yom HaShoah, I am including an (abridged) article about the future of Holocaust Education which I believe will be one of our upcoming challenges in Jewish education for the near future. Shabbat Shalom. Holocaust education prepares for era without...