Treasure Trove wishes everyone a year of fulfilled dreams
This New Year’s card is from Eretz Yisrael (the Land of Israel), meaning it was printed before Israel was declared a state. After May 14, 1948, printed items such as these would say Medinat Yisrael– the State of Israel. The card features a serious Theodor Herzl and instead of wishing the recipient a Happy New Year or a Sweet […]
Treasure Trove wishes readers a good and sweet New Year
The custom of sending Rosh Hashanah cards on paper originated in medieval Germany then gained popularity in German-speaking countries in the second half of the 19th century, and ultimately spread to North America and other places. This postcard from the 1910s was printed in Germany for the Williamsburg Post Card Company of New York. It […]
Looking back on the last year with gratitude
Rosh Hashanah has become less a time to look forward than a time to look back. To be grateful for the year that was, for having enjoyed health and hatzlachah and all the good things that flow from being so fortunate.
Marmur: Atoning for our collective, contemporary sins
Our challenge during these High Holidays, across denominational and ideological divides, is to do our utmost to make sure that Israel is alive and central to all Jews, wherever they may be.
Healthy Aging: New Years’ resolutions that endure
Identify the stresses, reframe or restructure, where possible, or delegate or dismiss, if needed. Protect your brain by choosing how to perceive that demand and go for it. Go for the healthier choices, the better options – the challenge, not the stress.
From the Archives:Happy New Year
A New Year’s greeting card picturing recently engaged Leyzer Nirenberg and Mariam Goldberg in Brzesc, Poland, ca. 1930. During last weekend’s Ashkenaz Festival in Toronto, Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk paid tribute to the songs of Yiddish folksinger Mariam Nirenberg (née Goldberg). A recent donation of records to the OJA from Mariam’s granddaughter offers a glimpse into […]
The Shabbat Table – Kugels Galore!
In this week’s edition of The Shabbat Table, Norene Gilletz gives you recipes for kugels that the whole family will love.
The ties that unite Canada and Israel: a Rosh Hashanah greeting
A Rosh Hashanah greeting from Nimrod Barkan, the ambassador of Israel to Canada.
Rosensweig: Make the holidays meaningful – commit to the fight
Fellow Jews: Let us not stand silently in disbelief. Let us not be sheep being led to the slaughter. Let’s fight anti-Semitism head on, with the entire community, with Israel and with the non-Jews who are with us.
Shinewald: My declaration of contrition
I hereby express my deepest regret to Hassan Diab for my actions. I also commit to supporting his principled and honourable campaign for a public inquiry. Finally, I offer Mr. Diab and his family my sincerest best wishes for a secure and happy future at home here in Canada.
