Jewish Holidays

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Yom Yerushalayim: Where is Jerusalem?

Rabbi Jay Kelman

One could quite reasonably make the argument that the overarching goal of the Torah is the establishment of a Jewish state that will serve as a model for the world. A nation that demonstrates that one based on the most exacting of ethical standards…
Article
May 11, 2021

Shavuot: Climbing the Mountain: Lessons from Har Sinai (Part 5) - Parshat Mishpatim - Content vs Context: From Revelation to Legislation

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

Audio
May 9, 2021

Shavuot: Climbing the Mountain_ Lessons from Har Sinai (Part 4) - When did we say naaseh v’nishma? From Revelation to Limitation

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

Audio
May 2, 2021

Shavuot: Climbing the Mountain_ Lessons from Har Sinai (Part 3) - The Dibrot – Commandments or Statements: From Obfuscation to Revelation

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

Audio
Apr 25, 2021

Shavuot: Climbing the Mountain: Lessons from Har Sinai (Part 2) - Had God only brought us close to Mt. Sinai: From Preparation to Obfuscation

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

Audio
Apr 18, 2021

Yom Haatzmaut: Stuck in Traffic

Rabbi Jay Kelman

A few years ago while on a visit to Israel, my good friend Michael Levenstein z”l, in whose memory this devar Torah is dedicated, was giving my wife and me a lift back to our hotel. While we were stuck in a traffic jam in Jerusalem, Michael, noting…
Article
Apr 15, 2021

Yom Haatzmaut -Kedushat Ha'Aretz and the Shmita Year (In Hebrew)

Rabbi Shlomo Vilk

Audio
Apr 15, 2021

Yom Haatzmaut - Kedushat Ha'Aretz and the Shmita Year (In Hebrew)

Rabbi Shlomo Vilk

קדושת הארץ, לקראת שנת שמיטה In honour of Yom Haatzmaut, this class in Hebrew will explore the Kedusha of the Land of Israel and how that connects with the upcoming Shmittah Year.
Program
Apr 13, 2021

Shavuot: Climbing the Mountain: Lessons from Har Sinai (Part 1) - Matan Torah – A gift or an obligation? From Proposition to Preparation

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

Audio
Apr 11, 2021

A Visual Journey Through the Haggadah

Dr. Adam S. Cohen

Produced in thousands of editions with new versions published every year, the Pesach Haggadah is probably the most illustrated book in Jewish history. Yet many Haggadah users ignore the rich potential that pictures have for adding to the seder…
Program
Apr 8, 2021