A Religion of kindness: The legacy of a Holocaust survivor and mentor
I went in knowing how important it is to bear witness, but through this trip I came to understand how crucial it is to create and maintain relationships of love and respect with our most…
From the Pulpit: Experiencing the emotions of Tisha B’Av in pandemic times
The illustration takes us to a time when our individual and collective sense of being was destroyed, leaving us lonely and in despair. In recent days we have been shut in our homes, unable to…
The inside story of 1990s peace process
We witness how it all comes undone by the forces opposed to compromise. The aftermath is bitter. A title card at the end of the movie informs us that 16,000 people – Jews and Arabs – have…
JET delivers hundreds of Mishloach Manot gift bags on Purim
“They’re all feeling good the morning of Purim, and the people who open the packages feel good as well.” Shaps said she also sees Mishloach Manot as a “feel-good way” to connect people to the…
From the Pulpit: Perfecting the world
What matters, he wrote, “is to bear witness to the uniquely human potential at its best.” Though each of us, individually and collectively, may have been buffeted and challenged in a thousand…
CHES Launches Through Their Eyes Project
In the past, one of the most effective means of fulfilling our mission was to have those who directly experienced the Holocaust bear witness by telling their stories to students in primary…
Educate away the hate: The Holocaust presented for public school educators
Did they live or did they die? By traveling the exhibit through one person’s story, rather than trying to comprehend the magnitude of “six million”, they can relate to the experience and…
From the Editor: It’s been an honour to serve as editor of the Bulletin
Other long-time columnists have included Rubin Friedman on humour, Cindy Feingold on food, Gloria Schwartz on fitness, as well as all the pulpit rabbis, all the Federation chairs, and many…
Federal election candidates discuss issues of concern to community
While I cannot commit to the rebate now, if elected I can bring the issue forward… I would also like to focus on why security is needed, I would like to put programs in place that deal with…
Israelis prepare for second national lockdown to prevent spread of COVID-19
Israeli police plan to enforce the rules and issue fines to violators. Schools will also close for the next month, a portion of which is a holiday period even in normal times, and gatherings…
Music: A klezmer musical and songs from under the Ontario moon
Some of the latter serve as modern day Talmudic interpretations as imagined through lenses of the period (early 20th century) or of today. As well as original material written or co-written…
A View from the Bleachers: Yom Ha’Atzmaut – Dreams fulfilled & unfulfilled
When your ambassador attended a Simchat Torah celebration in Moscow, thousands of hidden Jews risked arrest and torture to bear witness to the rebirth of the Jewish homeland. The Jews of…
It is easy for memories to fade into nothing
But since 2005, he has taken part in the March of the Living multiple times, given speeches, and was the subject of a film, “The Last Goodbye,” which was dedicated to the memory of his twin…
Book Review: Grossman biography is also a narrative on Soviet history
Grossman was witness to the violence of collectivization in the 1920s, the terror of the purges in the 1930s, and the bungling and lack of preparation for war in 1941, as well as the…
Jewish Ottawa residents now have a brand-new kosher establishment
Pett, a Red Seal trained chef, and Laflamme, a health science major with experience in hospitality and event management, share a passion for creating upscale vegan food. “People don’t say…
Camping chairs and bug spray: Friday evening service on the grass
“About half of those are under age 65.” New volunteers “are always welcome and encouraged to join us,” she says. “If anyone is interested in learning how to leyn (chant Torah), I’m always…