Rabbi Leonard Cohen: Judgement and compassion
By Rabbi Leonard Cohen (AJNews) – Judgement. It is a powerful word, a fearsome word. The Hebrew word “Din” represents a particular aspect of Hashem…
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Rabbi Leonard Cohen: Checking ourselves at Pesach
by Rabbi Leonard Cohen (AJNews) – Each Pesach we observe the mitzvah of “bedikat chametz” – the cleaning out of chametz, i.e., leavened foods, from our…
Rabbi Leonard Cohen: Yom Kippur and returning to what really matters
By Rabbi Leonard Cohen (Calgary) – The timeless objective for Rosh Hashanah, and further on through Yom Kippur is Teshuva. While often translated as “penitence,”…
Rabbi Leonard Cohen: Seasons of change
By Rabbi Leonard Cohen (AJNews) – The first mitzvah or command G-d gave to the Jewish people was to create a calendar, as we read…
Dvar of the Week: Rabbi Leonard Cohen, Kehilat Shalom, Calgary
by Rabbi Leonard Cohen (AJNews) – Each week, one of the Spiritual leaders from congregations in the Calgary and Edmonton Jewish communities will be elevating the…