The Torah of Voting – Even When Election Day Falls on a Jewish Holiday This year, Canada’s federal election will take place on October 21,…
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What I Learned From Researching My Family Tree My interest in Jewish genealogy goes back to 1992, but it was a librarian at my local…
“Getting Good at Getting Older”: One Rabbi’s How-To Rabbi Laura Geller’s new book, Getting Good at Getting Older, is a whimsical do-it-yourself guide to empower boomers to…
Battling Perfection at the Start of the Jewish Year The High Holidays remind us of our natural state of human imperfection. Let’s remember, though, we…
A Plea for Equality and Peace in Israel in a Children’s Sukkot Song One iconic, modern Hebrew song about Sukkot is far more than a…
This Lemon Cake Recipe Exposed a Family Secret After a Shabbat dinner in my home for three Germans, one of them shared a lemon cake…
Sukkot, Diversity, and Unity: How Each of Us Is Like the Four Species While all Jewish holidays serve as great opportunities to practice audacious hospitality,…
How My Judaism Strengthened Me to Come Out as Bisexual Coming out and owning my bisexuality has reinforced that this – and all parts of…
Choose Life: A Jewish Way to Affirm Coming Out Day My daughter was born with gender dysphoria, meaning her biological sex does not match her…
Canadian Thanksgiving: A Turkey in the Sukkah? This year, Canadian Thanksgiving coincides with the Jewish harvest holiday of Sukkot on Monday October 14. 10/10/2019 Cantor Katie Oringel Read more …
Suffering in Silence: Jews, Therapy, and the Stigma of Mental Illness I was 20 when I learned that my first love had committed suicide. His…
4 New Sukkah Blessings To Try This Year Growing up, I always felt like I was forced to go to the synagogue immediately after Yom…
What Does Fasting on Yom Kippur Mean to You? 7 Jews Share Their Perspectives From those who always fast to those who have considered not…
Our Migrant First Family: Abraham Passed the Test, but Will We? Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, presented this sermon on Rosh…
This Is How We Safeguard Our Democracy As we look ahead to the 2020 general election, we must continue to embrace our civic duty to…
Kol Nidrei: A Poem I heard Kol Nidrei on a violin tonight. They should take all legal documents and set them to music. All vows…
Kol Nidre: A Poem I heard Kol Nidre on a violin tonight. They should take all legal documents and set them to music. All vows…
What Do We Really Mean When We Apologize Although we learn to say “I’m sorry” as young children, as we age, these words take on…
Why I’m Wishing My Fellow Jews a “Happy Yom Kippur” Given that Yom Kippur is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, it makes sense…
How Can We Find Hope and Faith in the Face of Death? Rabbi Stephen Karol’s new book is based on his many years of helping…