In Hannah’s Circle: Reflections on Infertility and Fertility with Alex Johnston, Dr. Heather Shapiro, and Devon Spier Moderated by Sharoni Sibony On Rosh Hashanah, we celebrate the birthday of […]
Competitive Suffering: Is the Holocaust’s Uniqueness Beyond Comparison? With Professor Mark Webber The use of Holocaust analogies (examples: the assertion that anti-vaxxers are the “new Jews” and the recent attempt […]
Extreme Morality with David Bezmozgis When does the Jewish faith permit moral compromise and when does it not? What moral lines cannot be crossed? When do we accept martyrdom? Why […]
Holy Blossom Temple presents: The Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut Humanitarian Award to Colonel Chris Hadfield You must register to attend this session, please register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_F5LzNG4YQ6awp7Y71WPrQA The Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut Humanitarian […]
Revisiting the Sources: Writings on Civil Rights from Heschel to Martin Luther King Jr. with Tema Smith Through an exploration of Civil Rights texts and the biblical sources that […]
Yom Kippur in Yiddish: Sanctity and Sacrilege With Miriam Borden Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89615368529?pwd=U0Q2STJFZDVWRDV1eGczOVAyR0pIQT09 Meeting ID: 896 1536 8529 Passcode: 295034 One tap mobile +13017158592,,89615368529#,,,,*295034# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,89615368529#,,,,*295034# US […]
What a Brilliant Irish Catholic Teaches about the Discontents of the Jews: Reflections on John Murray Cuddihy and “The Ordeal of Civility” with Rabbi John Moscowitz How exactly did most […]
Secrets and Sources of Holy Blossom’s Stained-Glass Windows (Part 2) with Holy Blossom’s Archives Committee Join Holy Blossom’s Archives Committee members for a follow-up session on the synagogue’s historic stained-glass […]
When to Apologize? When to Forgive? Why it Might Matter with Jack Kugelmass Most of us have been confronted with a dilemma that approximates the following scenarios: You had an […]
National Teshuvah: Indigenous Reconciliation and Canadian Jewry With David Koffman and Leading Indigenous Voices across Ontario The High Holy Days present us with an opportunity to turn inward and examine […]
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