A Lego on the seder plate: Temple Israel calls for new ritual object after attack
By Grace Gilson (JTA) At Temple Israel in suburban Detroit, where congregants are still reeling from last month’s attack in which a man drove a vehicle…
Holidays
Yes Kosher Friendship Team: Pesach – Making Space for What Matters
by the Yes Kosher Friendship Team (Edmonton) – As spring arrives, many homes enter a season of clearing and preparation. Beneath the surface, this is…
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Dippings and Delicacies
By Eliezer Segal (Calgary) – Toward the beginning of the traditional Passover seder, it is customary to partake of a green vegetable dipped in salt…
Rabbi Ilana Krieger Lapides: Pesach and intermission
By Rabbi Ilana Krieger Lapides (Calgary) – Google maps always plays a role when I teach my B’nai Mitzvah kids their Torah portion. Since every…
Rabbi Leonard Cohen: Z’man Herutenu – Our Time of Freedom
By Rabbi Leonard Cohen (Calgary) – According to our Sages, we are obliged to commemorate two things every Shabbat: G-d’s creation of the Heaven and…