Parshat VaYakhel: It’s Not About You
The mitzvah of Shabbat appears once again in this week’s Torah portion. A common confusion regarding Shabbat is what defines “work” that... Read More
Parsha Ki Tisa: Canada US Tensions – What to Do
Tensions between the United States and Canada seem to grow by the hour. Two long-time neighbours and friends who share the longest... Read More
Parshat Tetzaveh: Purim – One Day More
One day more Another day, another destiny – Les Misérables With the ubiquity of mobile phones that inform us whenever we have... Read More
Parshat Terumah: Adar: 30-Day Joy Challenge
A number of years back the 30-Day Challenge craze began. At the time, the Wall Street Journal had a piece on “The Lure of... Read More
Parshat Mishpatim: Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime?
One would think that after having been enslaved for 210 years, the last thing the Israelites who had just left Egyptian servitude... Read More
Parshat Yitro: There’s No Going Back
In around May of 1979 William Lyon Mackenzie King Collegiate, my high school, had its prom. I wanted to take Helen Cheskes... Read More
Parshat Beshalach: What Ever Became of Pharaoh?
I need nothing To travel the sea I need nothing I need nothing But there’s something Eating at me Black water Take over -Of... Read More
Parshat Bo: We Are All Survivors
There is a verse in next week’s Torah reading that hearkens back to the plague of Darkness, one of the final three... Read More
Parshat Vaera: Losing My Religion
This week’s Torah portion begins with the details of the redemption of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. Last week we read... Read More
Parshat Shemot: The Real Housewives of Egypt
In this week’s parsha we begin the second of the five books of Moses – Exodus/Shemot. The fate of the Israelites has changed drastically... Read More