by Rabbi Stephen Wise I officiate around a dozen weddings each year, mostly in the warm months here in Ontario between May and September....

by Cantor Joanna Alexander A cleansing Breath This summer I could taste the air. It flowed down from the Canadian Wildfires interrupting...

by Rabbi Andrew Rosenkranz Ahad Ha’am, one of modern Zionism’s earliest philosophers, once wrote, “More than the Jews have kept Shabbat,...

8 Elul 5783/August 25, 2023 by Rabbi Michael Birnholz At a recent community meeting to respond to a local act of anti-Semitism, one of...

7 Elul 5783/August 24, 2023 Rabbi Eric Linder Let’s face it, change is hard. This is true even when the change is clearly for the better!...

by Rabbi Ben Sharff This has been a big year of change and transformation for me. I switched congregations and moved with my family...

by Rabbi Don Weber Shana means “year,” as in Rosh HaShana – the Beginning of the Year. But in another form, veshinantam, it means,...

by Rabbi Simone Schicker As we rush towards the first of Tishrei, and a month full of holy days, we take this moment to reflect on how we...

Change Towards More Optimism by Rabbi Laurence Malinger The month of Elul is a time for personal reflection and growth. It is essential...

by Rabbi Alan Cook As an aficionado of classic television, when I think of change, I think of two episodes from well-known sitcoms of the...

The Hebrew month of Elul is the last month of the Jewish year. As such, it is considered a month of spiritual preparation for the High...