This week's dvar torah is being sponsored by Nolene and David Maresky and family in memory of Rina and Shim Maresky, and Jack Epstein z"l.…
Torah in Motion supporters met Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks at the beautiful home of Anna and Leslie Dan in Toronto. Please see additional…
Tragically, natural disasters are a relatively common occurrence. The scene is relatively familiar: pictures of destruction and death, with pale-…
Portugal, Greece, Italy. Who might be next? As Europe and the world fret over the possible collapse of the euro, finance ministers, economists and…
One must be ‘thankful’ when the news coming out of Israel is the high price of cottage cheese. As is so often the case it is a relatively minor…
The 14th-century legal code, the Arba Turim, the Four Rows, begins the laws of Sukkot by noting that when one sits in a sukkah, one must be cognizant…
The 14th-century legal code, the Arba Turim, the Four Rows, begins the laws of Sukkot by noting that when one sits in a sukkah, one must be cognizant…
The history of our nation is linked with Pesach. Many of our mitzvoth—mezuzah, tefillin, Shabbat, honest weights, the prohibition of charging…
The history of our nation is linked with Pesach. Many of our mitzvoth—mezuzah, tefillin, Shabbat, honest weights, the prohibition of charging…
“Seek out G-d when He can be found, call upon Him when He is near” (Isaiah 55:6). Our Sages interpret this verse as referring to the Aseret Yemei…
“Seek out G-d when He can be found, call upon Him when He is near” (Isaiah 55:6). Our Sages interpret this verse as referring to the Aseret Yemei…
The saintly sage Rav Yisrael Meir Kagan (the Chafetz Chaim, 1838-1933) once commented that every technological innovation carries within it a moral…
Dear Sir, Thank you for your recent inquiry regarding the upcoming High Holidays. You want to know why it is that people who…
This d’var Torah is sponsored with the wish for a Shana Tova for our parents, Howie & Hilda Libman, Leon & Ethel Bookman, our Rabbi Jay,…
This d’var Torah is sponsored with the wish for a Shana Tova for our parents, Howie & Hilda Libman, Leon & Ethel Bookman, our Rabbi Jay,…
Education, Mark Twain once quipped, consists mainly in what we have unlearned. For a great many Jews today, shul is a kind of ponderous opera, taking…
The philosopher Thomas Molnar states that at present, religion is accepted and even flourishes, but only as a kind of "psychic weekend from too much…
Rosh Hashanah, Day of Judgment, Book of Life and Death, flocks of sheep passing before the Creator. But the kids are saying, "Do we really have to go…
Our lives do not follow a straight line. They turn and then turn again. This re-turn (known in Jewish tradition as teshuvah, also translated as…
The stock market hates uncertainty. This helps explain the wild gyrations of the markets, unable to “decide” whether we are headed for a double-dip…
A legal brief and a good story are two very different forms of writing. We have even coined a term, legalese, to note the distinct writing style…
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One must be “thankful” when the news coming out of Israel is the high price of cottage cheese. As is so often the case, it is a relatively…
This week's d'var Torah is sponsored by Al G. Brown and family in honour of the wedding of Anna-Rachel Brown Krakowsky to Marshall Haber, which will…
Location, location, location are the central pillars of real estate. The same can be said for Jews throughout history. One's location often…
As we have often noted economic decisions reflect moral choices. As the world economy slowly recovers from near catastrophe another potential…
As we have often noted, economic decisions reflect moral choices. As the world economy slowly recovers from near-catastrophe, another potential…
“And these are the journeys of the people of Israel” (33:1). The Torah lists over 40 stops along the long and winding route the…
The sight of the CEO's of GM, Ford and Chrysler asking the Untied States Congress for 25 Billion dollars in aid as they flew to Washington on their…
Regardless of their personal piety (or lack thereof), Jewish law affirms that an almost superhuman level of respect be shown to our parents. What is…
The kashrut industry is about more than just food. In an industry where sales reach in the billions of dollars many of the largest food companies…
Regardless of their personal piety or lack thereof Jewish law affirms that an almost super human level of respect be shown to our parents. What is…
In its current form the day school system is unsustainable. With tuition increases consistently at between two and three times the rate of inflation…
In its current form, the day school system is unsustainable. With tuition increases consistently at between two and three times the rate of inflation…
In its current form, the day school system is unsustainable. With tuition increases consistently at between two and three times the rate of inflation…
“It happened that Rabbi Eliezer, Rabbi Yehoshua, Rabbi Elazar ben Azariah, Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Tarfon were reclining in B’nei Brak…
“It happened that Rabbi Eliezer, Rabbi Yehoshua, Rabbi Elazar ben Azariah, Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Tarfon were reclining in B’nei Brak…
The line between greatness and failure is so small as to be unrecognizable, often revealing itself only after many years. This is true in the world…
It is hard to imagine a more impactful ritual than that of our weekly Torah reading. While its origins date to Moshe Rabbeinu—acting in his capacity…
Our Rabbis saw a link between the spiritual sin of lashon hara, slander and gossip, and the physical disease of tzara'at. At the…
In watching the leadership debate I was struck and almost regardless of the question or issue being discussed Prime Minister Harper would talk about…
Technological advances are rapidly changing the nature of almost all that we do. Many of the careers our children will pursue have yet to be invented…
Technological advances are rapidly changing the nature of almost all that we do. Many of the careers our children will pursue have yet to be invented…
In an almost unbelievable application of the verse, “Love your neighbour as yourself”, our Sages teach that one must give a convicted killer a “…
The primacy of Shabbat as the foundation stone of Judaism is self-evident. Shabbat is the culmination of the creation process; two distinct reasons…
We have all been taught that it is the holiday of Shavuot that commemorates the giving of the Torah at Sinai. Interestingly, nowhere is this…
It is rare indeed to look to professional athletes for moral guidance. We learned long ago that the extraordinary talents they possess are manifest…
Knowing the right people is, more often than not, the key to success in the modern world. We in North America refer to “connections”, but in Israel…
Our long sojourn in Egypt was meant to develop those character traits necessary to transform the Jewish people into G-d's special nation. We were…