Holy Blossom Temple Celebrates its 5781 Confirmands!

The current Situation in Israel: Resources & Links

The Current Situation in Israel: Resources & Links   https://youtu.be/nhTJ7VJKXJU Resources: Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union For Reform Judaism wrote the following article: https://urj.org/press-room/reform-jewish-leader-addresses-situation-israel?fbclid=IwAR1pT9fNq7afG2ZvfRiCGpcztyTvhjk5qtrxUnxNR5psAKbQvVPKASXpp-s The…
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Shabbat Morning Sermon: Rabbi Yael Splansky

https://youtu.be/1SYJdRXWniI
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Kabbalat Shabbat Drash: Rabbi Zachary Goodman

https://youtu.be/fwuX8TXfMmI

LSMHI: Finding Resilience

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Shabbat Morning Sermon: Rabbi Zachary Goodman

https://youtu.be/AekzvTblO14
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Kabbalat Shabbat Drash: Rabbi Jordan Helfman

https://youtu.be/4u95UGOSbx0
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Shabbat Morning Sermon: Rabbi Jordan Helfman

https://youtu.be/o0qx0iooW18
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Kabbalat Shabbat Drash: Rabbi Yael Splansky

https://youtu.be/JMrywIfp7o4

Holy Blossom Temple Summer Job Program 

Holy Blossom Temple Summer Job Program Holy Blossom Temple is hiring for the following positions, funded by the Canada Summer Jobs program. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until positions are filled. These positions will…
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Rabbinic Reflection: Rabbi Jordan Helfman

Bridging the World Towards Kindness   https://youtu.be/P2QwfQrtDB0   Olam Chesed Yibaneh -   We must build our world from loving-kindness.   The world is a big place – and there are gaps between what…
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Shabbat Morning Sermon: Rabbi Yael Splansky

https://youtu.be/yDJWYws8ifM
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Kabbalat Shabbat Drash: Rabbi Zachary Goodman

https://youtu.be/G2urCQ0E5MM

A Talk About Israel

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Shabbat Morning Sermon: Rabbi Zachary Goodman

https://youtu.be/r-G7WIOH2Z4
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Kabbalat Shabbat Drash: Rabbi Yael Splansky

https://youtu.be/dv8WSFyhbW8
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Kabbalat Shabbat Drash: Rabbi Zachary Goodman

https://youtu.be/TsbxoOgk_Y4

Rabbinic Reflection: Rabbi Yael Splansky

Sea-Crossing   https://youtu.be/M4vblhM1gmE  
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First Day Pesach 5781 Sermon: Rabbi Jordan Helfman

https://youtu.be/MuEmeazFO3Y
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Shabbat Morning Sermon: Rabbi Zachary Goodman

https://youtu.be/4YavU1jgMN8
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Kabbalat Shabbat Drash: Rabbi Jordan Helfman

https://youtu.be/FSwfphK48kU

Album Launch

Shavuot 5781

To Minsk with Love

Pesach 5781

Cater Your Seder

Planning a Seder can take a lot of work and creativity in a typical year. This year, even the task of gathering the components of the Seder plate can be challenging. Holy Blossom is here to help! We will be hosting a Virtual Passover…

Pesach 5781 Creative Seder Resources

Pesach 5781 Creative Seder Resources In our second Passover Seder during lockdown, please turn to the below resources for inspiration and to renew your Seder ritual. From sharing videos on zoom, to new family haggadot…
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Kabbalat Shabbat Drash: Rabbi Zachary Goodman

https://youtu.be/HOh5M5jPn_E
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Shabbat Morning Sermon: Rabbi Sally Priesand

https://youtu.be/UGUr7iMKj5A
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Kabbalat Shabbat Drash: Rabbi Yael Splansky

https://youtu.be/dqL0Bz9MQ5Q
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Shabbat Morning Sermon: Rabbi Zachary Goodman

https://youtu.be/Vkg3UW3Dcgw
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Shabbat Morning Sermon: Rabbi Jordan Helfman

https://youtu.be/Ap8f0kdoJ5M
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Shabbat Morning Sermon: Rabbi Yael Splansky

https://youtu.be/sFHTxGlkMJM
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Kabbalat Shabbat Drash: Rabbi Yael Splansky

https://youtu.be/Nqrur0YuRqA
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Life continues to blossom at the ECC

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Shabbat Morning Sermon: Rabbi Zachary Goodman

https://youtu.be/o7gpk6bxIBo
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Kabbalat Shabbat Drash: Rabbi Jordan Helfman

https://youtu.be/O2fdkHhW7o0

The Birthday Girls of HBT

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Rabbinic Reflection: Rabbi Zachary Goodman

Lishma “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin Learning together as a community. That has always been the way of the Jewish people. Starting with Moses and continuing through every…

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Shabbat Morning Sermon: Rabbi Yael Splansky

https://youtu.be/TaFDS6JpPN4
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Kabbalat Shabbat Drash: Rabbi Zachary Goodman

https://youtu.be/bpOU4r5de3w

Shabbat Morning Sermon: Avra Rosen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0yPYTUKM0E&feature=emb_logo

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Rabbinic Reflection: Rabbi Yael Splansky

Rabbi Yael Splansky Rabbinic Reflections January 29, 2021 IHRA and Free Speech "An almond tree blooming in Israel." In June 2019, the Government of Canada announced its adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance…
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Rabbinic Reflection: Rabbi Yael Splansky

Rabbi Yael Splansky Rabbinic Reflections “The Power of Ritual” January 22, 2021 Senator Jon Ossoff is sworn into office with his hand on a bible which belonged to civil rights activist, Rabbi Rothchild of The Temple in Atlanta.…
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Matchmaker, Matchmaker, find us a Match!

Elliott Jacobson and Judy Malkin joined Holy Blossom Temple in 1983, and immediately were asked to join the New Leadership group that fall.  Elliott first joined the Board of Directors in 1989 and became President in 1995. Under his…
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Reflections on Cantor Rosen’s Installation

Click here to watch the recording of the Installation Service! As I reflect upon last Shabbat, I am still overwhelmed with joy and gratitude for the wonderful installation service that official welcomed be as the Senior Cantor and Music Director…
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The ECC welcomes back students

The ECC continues to remain open and it was so nice to welcome staff and students back to school. We have many more holidays and celebrations to enjoy as well as many projects, exciting learning opportunities in the months ahead. With a relatively…
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Our Mother’s Piano

Our Mother's Piano Our Mother, Allie Herman, was born Alice Suroff in Toronto in 1911. She lived with her parents and six older siblings in a small home on Grace Street. As a child, she studied classical piano on her family’s modest upright…

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