From the Sources: Purim – Sequel to Sinai
by Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – In one of the Talmud’s more theologically troubling passages, an obscure sage named Rav Avdimi bar Ḥama expounded that when…
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My Jewish Learning: Purim 2020
(My Jewish Learning via JTA) – In 2020, Purim begins at sunset on Monday, March 9 and ends at sunset on Tuesday, March 10. The…
Initiative in the Torah, Alberta and Beyond
by Rabbi Binyomin Halpern (Calgary) – A ‘self-starter.’ Or if you prefer, a “fire in the belly.” Though these may be helpful techniques for starting…
From the Sources: Tu B’shevat and Forbidding Fruit
by Eliezer Segal (February 2020) – Back in my elementary school days they used to mark the Fifteenth of Shevaṭ, the “birthday of the trees,”…
Contemplating Earth-focused Judaism: Should we plant trees on Tu B’Shevat?
by Rabbi Gila Caine (Edmonton) – In honor of Tu B’Shevat, I’m going to point us in the direction of “Forest gardens” which is an alternative,…