Counting the Omer in a Time of Heartache: What Kabbalah Can Teach Us About Resilience
By Rabbi Matthew Ponak (AJNews) – As we move through the final weeks of counting the Omer, the Jewish people continue to carry an emotional…
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From the sources by Eliezer Segal: A prophet in Persia
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – Esther has many claims to greatness in the Jewish memory. She was a brave and loyal member of her community,…
Rabbi Alisa Zilbershtein: Finding light in times of challenge
By Rabbi Alisa Zilbershtein (Edmonton) – As the winter nights grow longer and darkness settles early around us, we prepare to kindle the lights of…
Rabbah Gila Caine: New Edmonton cemetery – on purity and danger?
By Rabbah Gila Caine (AJNews) – We mostly retell the story of Chanukah as a celebration of purity and purification when our sacred space was…
From the Sources by Eliezer Segal: Honest to Goodness
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – A well-known platitude has it that “it’s a sin to tell a lie,” and many people seriously believe that the…