June 4: Beth Israel is hosting a pre-Shavuot “Night of Insight” – with great food
by Regan Treewater-Lipes (AJNews) – As the weather in Edmonton is heating up for summer, so is the programming at Beth Israel Synagogue! Recently, over…
Holidays
Dovi Siderson: Humans have an uncanny ability to love
by Dovi Siderson (Passover 2022) – Children of any place learn to love where they come from. They love their culture, their friends, their families…
Rabbi Gila Caine: Knowing how to question
By Rabbi Gila Caine (AJNews) – Why? is the most important three letter word in Jewish tradition. It is so unique that very often when…
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…
Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides: Bread of Affliction or Bread of Freedom – the nature of Matzah
By Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides Honey of My Failures Last night, as I was sleeping, I dreamt – marvelous error! That I had a beehive…