Pesach

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Pesach: Preparing to Eat

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Twice a year, on Yom Kippur and at the Pesach seder, we conclude with the prayer L’shanna haba’ah b’Yerushalayim. It is specifically on these two days when the loss of the Temple is most felt that we express our yearning…
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Picturing Pesach Rituals with Dr. Adam Cohen

Dr. Adam S. Cohen

Join us as we welcome Dr. Adam S. Cohen, professor in the Department of the History of Art at the University of Toronto. Or Chaim Minayn, 159 Almore Ave.  Dr. Cohen will speak as follows 6:05 pm  Picturing Pesach Rituals A shiur on…
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Pesach Perspectives

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Join Rabbi Jay Kelman for his weekly Shabbat shiur at the Or Chaim Minyan 1 hour before mincha.  Rabbi Kelman will be givng a shiur each of the four days of Yom Tov - 1 hour before mincha 
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Understanding Magid: A Biblical Haggada Workshop

Understanding Magid: A Biblical Haggada Workshop
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Pesach Perspectives

Pesach Perspectives
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Pesach: Hope for the Best

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Pesach is the Jewish holiday of hope. It marks the beginning of the Jewish (lunar) year – and new years are always times of hope. It is celebrated in the spring, the wonderful season of hope and renewal. We read Shir HaShirim, the Song of Songs…
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Pesach: Now that is Slavery!

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Our images of Egyptian slavery are those of forced labor and murder by a ruthless tyrant and his many followers. Despite Joseph literally saving Egypt from ruin, "a new king arose who knew not Joseph" (Shemot 1:8). Taxation, hard labor, loss of…
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Pesach: A Seder in Sedom

Rabbi Jay Kelman

"He made a feast for them and baked matzah and they ate" (Breisheet 19:3). The "angels" had come to Sedom to rescue Lot from the destruction that awaited the metropolis of Sedom-Amorah. Rashi, commenting on…
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Scholar in Residence: Rabbi Zvi Grumet

Rabbi Zvi Grumet

Join us as the Or Chaim Minyan and Shaarei Shomayim Congregation welcome another distinguished Scholar in Residence for Shabbat! Rabbi Zvi Grumet is a master teacher, creative educational thinker, and innovative Tanakh scholar whose teaching…
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Pesach: Old Questions, New Answers

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“Chanoch lena’ar al pi darcho, train each child according to their way” (Mishlei). It is at the Seder that we analyze the questions of the “four children”, but their message is relevant all year round. One approach does not fit all, nor is any…
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