Rabbi Zolly Claman: Tishrei and spiritual motivation
By Rabbi Zolly Claman (Edmonton) – In 2010, Ellen Latham founded an exercise studio in Miami called Orangetheory. What began as one small business, that…
Holiday Columns
Rabbi Leonard Cohen: I’m Done with the Ashamnu’s
by Rabbi Leonard Cohen (Calgary) – “I’m done with the Ashamnu’s, Rabbi.” I knew exactly what he was talking about. Eric was a stalwart friend…
Rabbi Steven Schwarzman: A little extra goodness
By Rabbi Steven Schwarzman (Edmonton) – We usually think that there’s only one new year each year. Well, maybe two, counting the civil new year…
Cantor Russ Jayne: It’s a different kind of New Year
by Cantor Russ Jayne (Calgary) – Rosh Hashanah is more than just a holiday; it is Judgment Day. That’s why the traditional greeting at this…
New children’s books for the Jewish New Year
By Penny Schwartz BOSTON (JTA) — Challah-eating Australian kangaroos, an adventurous cartoon retelling of the biblical story of Jonah and the welcome second-in-a-series chapter book…