Jewish Holidays

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Yom Ha'atzmaut: From Yom HaZikaron to Yom Ha'atzmaut

Rabbi Jay Kelman

This d'var Torah is dedicated in honour of the participants in Chidon HaTanach, the 50th International Bible Contest taking place on Yom Ha'atzmaut in Jerusalem. Hatzlacha Rabba to all! "Two verses that contradict each other, until the third verse…
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Apr 15, 2013

Pesach: Shaping Tomorrow

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Adam and Eve, Noach and his anonymous wife, Abraham and Sarah (and Hagar), Yitzchak and Rivka, Yaakov and his multiple wives, Moshe and Tziporah, all had one thing in common: they all had great difficulty raising children. Many--in some cases, most…
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Mar 24, 2013

אסתר צריכה עזרא, ועזרא צריך אסתר Esther tzricha Ezra v'Ezra tzarich Esther (The People and the Book 2013)

Rabbi Bar-on Dasberg

Audio
Feb 18, 2013

Omer: Something to Count, or Something to Eat: The Hidden Connection Between Shmitta and Har Sinai (The People and the Book 2013)

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

Audio
Feb 18, 2013

Purim Torah: The Use of Humour in Tanach (The People and the Book 2013)

Rabbi David Silber

Audio
Feb 18, 2013

Exile and Redemption in the Book of Esther and the Festival of Purim (The People and the Book 2013)

Dr. Ruth Walfish, Rabbi Dr. Avraham Walfish

Audio
Feb 18, 2013

Megillat Esther: Identifying the Author, Identifying the Audience (The People and the Book 2013)

Rabbi Menachem Leibtag

Audio
Feb 18, 2013

Avot and Banim

Dr. David Flatto

Audio
Jan 10, 2013

Asara B'Tevet: Torah in Translation

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Language plays a crucial role in national identity. Those of us living in Canada know how sensitive issues of language can be. Theodore Herzl devoted his life to the Zionist movement, yet—as hard as it is for us to imagine—he envisioned…
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Dec 23, 2012

Simchat Torah: Two Days or One?

Rabbi Jay Kelman

This week’s d'var Torah is sponsored in honour of the 80th birthday of Bashi (Esther) Burack by her children and grandchildren. May she go from strength to strength. “And you shall take for you, on the first day, a beautiful fruit...and rejoice…
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Oct 7, 2012