Rabbi Leonard Cohen: Remembering to call out
By Rabbi Leonard Cohen (Calgary) – The term describing Rosh Hashanah in the Torah (Vayikra 23:24) is Shabbaton Zichron Teruah Mikra Kodesh – a (time)…
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Rabbi Guy Tal: Rosh Hashanah 5786
by Rabbi Guy Tal (Edmonton) – The famous children’s song (and for adults?) by the late Naomi Shemer ends with the words: בְּרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה, בְּרֹאשׁ…
Rabbi Russell Jayne: Doing the work of Teshuvah
By Rabbi Russell Jayne (Calgary) – As the season of the High Holidays approaches, we prepare ourselves once again for a sacred journey of return….
Rabbah Gila Caine: Knowing ourselves
by Rabbah Gila Caine (Edmonton) – Last year, my inner focus was on tracing the outline of our organism, the parameters of Jewish community, like…
Rabbi Nisan Andrews: Reflections from Western Canada
by Rabbi Nisan Andrews (Calgary) – Below, you’ll find an article requested this year by the United Synagogue in the UK, celebrating 265 years since…