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…
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Rabbi Mark Glickman: The challenge of Dayyeinu
By Rabbi Mark Glickman (Calgary) – If only I had more books to read. If only I had nicer furniture to decorate my house. If…
Shoah Week in Alberta and related Holocaust awareness programming
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – Calgary Jewish Federation is gearing up for a second annual Shoah Week, providing extended opportunities for Albertans to explore themes…
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Solo performance
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – A poignant passage in Isaiah’s prophecy describes how G-d shares Israel’s suffering and exile: “In all their affliction he was…
Rabbi Binyomin Halpern: Flying Matza Balls
By Rabbi Binyomin Halpern (AJNews) – At our recent HOJMI Purim Seuda (party/feast), we played a “family feud” style trivia game with shul themes. One…