6 months into pandemic, Jews prepare for a High Holiday season of rupture and resilience
by Shira Hanau, Philissa Cramer (JTA) — For many Jews, a high point of services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is the Unetaneh Tokef prayer,…
Religion
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Balancing Budgets on Rosh Hashanah
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – Jewish religious tradition portrays Rosh Hashanah as the day on which all humanity passes in judgment before the Almighty. The…
Beth Israel creates High Holi-DIY Boxes for Edmonton families
by Carla Lehrer (AJNews) – Edmonton’s Beth Israel Synagogue (warmly referred to as the family shul) is constantly striving to create an environment that is…
Rabbi Gila Caine: Praying Subversively
by Rabbi Gila Caine (AJNews) – In the words of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel: “Prayer is meaningless unless it is subversive, unless it seeks to…
Rosh Hashanah 5781: This year, shul may seem far away
By Rabbi Binyomin Halpern (Calgary) – Life is full of challenges. Sometimes challenges come in unexpected ways and at unexpected times, but they are always…