Passover 2020: A Time to do Things Differently
by Rabbi Binyomin Halpern (Calgary) – “Life is a parade of marching moments” I can still remember hearing these words in a shmuess, a serious talk…
Holidays
Let’s use the crisis as a wakeup call
By Rabbi Zolly Claman – We are living through unprecedented times. Since the virus has spread, and especially since we officially closed the doors of…
Revising previous guidance, Orthodox groups say no shared Passover seders should take place
by Josefin Dolsten NEW YORK (JTA) — Leading Orthodox Jewish groups have come out firmly against shared Passover meals, two days before the holiday begins…
Seder plate rituals combat oppression
By Cantor Russ Jayne (Calgary) – The traditional Seder plate contains an egg, shank bone, karpas, charoset and maror. Some also make room for hazeret,…
Contemplating Earth-Focused Judaism: Pesach and the quiet heart inside chaos
By Rabbi Gila Caine Purim is always a hectic time, but this year it really overdid it. And now here we are in a world…