Reflecting on my summer in Israel
By Shayna Cairns (Edmonton) – This past summer, I had the opportunity to travel to Israel on the NCSY TJJ (The Jerusalem Journey) program, an…
Holidays
Carrying grief through a season of light
By Sarah Karesa, M.Ed., R.Psych Editors note: This article was written before the horrific mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia on the first night…
Chaplain Lesley Machon: The Dark Between Flames
By Lesley Machon (Calgary) – As a child, I was terrified of the dark. Each night, light from my bedside spilled across the floor of…
Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides: Somewhere over the Rainbow – Hope is the Real Miracle of Chanukah
by Rabbi Ilana Krygier Lapides (Calgary) – The recent release of Wicked: for Good, the second part of the film adaptation of the popular Broadway…
Rabbi Guy Tal: Hanukkah – The Dedication to a New Beginning
by Rabbi Guy Tal (Calgary) – Hanukkah is the last of the festivals ordained by the Sages before the long exile, until we were privileged…