Steinberg: United in grief, we are one nation
Despite the differences, we are one people who celebrate together in good times and come to each other’s aid in bad. The Pittsburgh tragedy reminded us that in addition to our differences, Jews have much more in common.
Tehillim through art and song – Part 3
The conclusion of Mark Mietkiewicz’s series on Tehillim.
CIJA executive vice-president on the aftermath of the Pittsburgh shooting
A very personal op-ed by CIJA’s executive vice-president Sara Saber-Freedman.
Tehillim / Psalms: In Times of Crisis, Joy and Thanksgiving – Part 2
Part two of Mark Mietkiewicz’s series on Tehillim.
Tehillim / Psalms: In Times of Crisis, Joy and Thanksgiving – Part 1
Part one of Mark Mietkiewicz’s Tehillim series.
Baumel Joseph: The wine that fills the cup of silence
Music helped me where no sermon or consoling words had.
Starry-night Scheherazade: Memories of my father
I didn’t truly understand how profoundly lost my father felt without his constant companion until I experienced those feelings after his death.
Bringing new life to a Toronto cemetery left to rot
For anyone who’s visited small, half-forgotten Jewish cemeteries in eastern Europe, the scene at Toronto’s Roselawn Cemetery is eerily familiar. The good news: The push is underway to repair the long-forgotten Jewish graveyard.
Essays explore Mourner’s Kaddish’s mysterious popularity
Strangely, the Mourner’s Kaddish makes no reference to death, dying, mortality, sadness, life after death, bereavement or the precariousness of the human condition.
