Initiative in the Torah, Alberta and Beyond
by Rabbi Binyomin Halpern (Calgary) – A ‘self-starter.’ Or if you prefer, a “fire in the belly.” Though these may be helpful techniques for starting…
Holiday Columns
From the Sources: Tu B’shevat and Forbidding Fruit
by Eliezer Segal (February 2020) – Back in my elementary school days they used to mark the Fifteenth of Shevaṭ, the “birthday of the trees,”…
Contemplating Earth-focused Judaism: Should we plant trees on Tu B’Shevat?
by Rabbi Gila Caine (Edmonton) – In honor of Tu B’Shevat, I’m going to point us in the direction of “Forest gardens” which is an alternative,…
Hanukkah photography exhibit offers a window into Hasidic Jewish life
by Curt Schleier (via JTA) – When the Yiddish New York Festival kicked off on the first night of Hanukkah, the coincidence of the weeklong…
Want your interfaith kids to love Hanukkah? Expose them to Jewish traditions year-round.
by Roberta Rosenthal Kwall CHICAGO (JTA) — During a season where signs of Christmas seem to be on every corner, many Jewish parents in interfaith families…