A gay priest, a gay minister and a female rabbi walk into a theatre…
The Clergy Project brings together Father Daniel Brereton of St. John the Baptist Anglican church in Mississauga, Ont., Rev. Shawn Newton of Toronto’s First Unitarian Congregation, and Rabbi Elyse Goldstein, the spiritual leader of the City Shul
What is the message for us of the prayer for rain?
With the climate reacting to our own heedlessness, Shmini Atzeret may give us the chance to feel on the threshold of abundance or disaster
Lessons on leadership, courtesy of Beit Hillel
Leadership is rarely about choosing between what is clearly right and what is clearly wrong. Rather, it’s about choosing between the various shades of grey
Off the beaten path: a look at divorce and religion
Religious life presents almost as a formula however, many couples find that they followed the steps, played by the rules and the equation still equals zero
An eclectic look at the etrog
An eclectic look at the etrog and fulfilling the mitzvah of waving the lulav during the holiday of Sukkot
For Jews, forgiveness is complicated
Jews see forgiveness not as a non-negotiable imperative, but the result of a difficult struggle involving behavioural change and gestures of restitution
Loving God more than Halachah
Halachah is intended as a way to bring us close to God, but that can only work when we put God first
5776: A Year In Review part 3
The CJN looks back in part 3 of a 4 part series, at the stories that made headlines this year
5776: A Year in Review part 4
The CJN looks back in part 4 of a 4 part series, at the stories that made headlines this year
Rabbi Plaut’s books on Reform Judaism still resonate
Two sister volumes written and compiled by the late rabbi of Toronto’s Holy Blossom Temple have been re-issued on their 50th anniversary
