Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides: Rosh Hashanah and the sweetness of the ordinary
by Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides (AJNews) – In the 2006 fantasy/comedy film, Click, Adam Sandler plays a harassed 40-something trying to juggle the challenges of…
Holidays
CIJA: Rosh Hashanah is a time for renewal
By Judy Zelikovitz (AJNews) – This past year was challenging for our community. The COVID-19 pandemic forced all of us to be physically distant from…
Rabbi Gila Caine: Understanding Teshuva
by Rabbi Gila Caine (Edmonton) – Last week my son had the misfortune of totally restarting his game on Nintendo. To clarify, in the mind…
Calgary Chevra Kadisha: What should I know before visiting the cemetery?
by Harold Lipton and Susan Dvorkin (Calgary) – Many of us will visit the graves of our deceased loved ones at various times. Some of…
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…