What Jews can learn from the Super Bowl
The big game can remind us of the excitement surrounding large communal gatherings, plus the value of preparation and attention to detail.
Pianists promote classical music to younger listeners
Canadian Israeli pianists Coral Solomon and Michael Berkovsky formed a musical partnership after they started dating some two years ago
New ‘Jolly’ Lodzer rabbi leads shul’s ‘reinvigoration’
“Services are probably better attended in the last five to six months than in quite some time” since Rabbi Eli Courante was hired
Chassidim mobilizing to win Outremont referendum
The question on the ballot will be: “Do you agree with By-law AO-320-B, which prohibits the use of ‘worship and religion’ in zone C-2, which includes Ave Bernard
Barcelona – a jewel of the Mediterranean
The modern Jewish community of Barcelona is made up of approximately 4,000 Jews serviced by several synagogues including one Orthodox, one Reform and two Chabad houses
Kaddish and my village
Now that I’ve completed Kaddish for my late mother will I be disciplined enough to continue coming to shul?
Shaar Shalom Singles finds new life at Beth David
Former members have been joining other congregations and Linda Friedman is one of a handful of Shaar Shalom alumni to have found a new home at Beth David
Multifaith community leads anti-poverty walk
The Danforth Multifaith Community (DMC) marked World Food Day and the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on Oct. 16 by participating in the national, anti-hunger “Chew on this!” campaign. The DMC organized a walk through Toronto’s Greektown to raise awareness of hunger and poverty. The 50 participants started at Madinah Masjid (Mosque) and […]
Local sukkah-building contest raises funds for affordable housing
Sukkahville, an annual design competition, will display three original sukkah exhibits designed by Toronto university students, while shining a light on the affordable housing crisis. Nancy Singer, executive director of the Kehilla Residential Programme, a housing agency that lobbies policy makers and developers to present solutions to making affordable housing more accessible, said the event, […]
Shaar Shalom seeds other Toronto shuls with Jewish items
It’s not exactly a liquidation sale, but all items had to go as Shaar Shalom Synagogue wound up operations after 44 years as a Conservative synagogue in Thornhill, just north of Toronto. Shuls across the GTA and southern Ontario received Torahs, chumashim, siddurim, rimonim, Torah breastplates and other items, said Barry Barnes, president of Shaar […]
