From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: We Are the Tree (?)
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – In discussions about Jewish attitudes toward nature, the most widely quoted biblical text is probably a passage in Deuteronomy that…
Holidays
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…
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…