No matter your observance level, prioritizing a Jewish camp will boost your kids’ enrichment and ownership in the Jewish community. (photo by Joe Goldberg / flickr) Day camp or sleepaway camp? Single sex or co-ed? Traditionally Jewish or liberal? Shabbat…
(photo from facebook.com/liatg) Benji Goldstein, who lives in Sioux Lookout with his family, is a full-time doctor working in indigenous communities in northern of Ontario. He has created for Chanukah an almost six-foot chanukiyah out of ice, improving his 1.0…
Kermit Soup, ready to serve. (photo by Shelley Civkin) Treat your friends to one little taste of my Kermit Soup (aka kale-and-potato soup) and I guarantee they’ll be green with envy. Granted, it’s an unholy colour, which could be off-putting…
Standing on the Haas Promenade in southern Jerusalem overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem, the Ethiopian priests wore traditional clothing and carried parasols. (photo by Gil Zohar) Approximately one-third of Israel’s 125,000-strong Ethiopian Jewish community came from across the country…
The writer and her husband at the synagogue Slat-Al Azama, in Marrakesh, which was built in 1492 by Jews expelled from Spain. (photo from Miri Garaway) There are so many adjectives to describe Morocco, but, after being immersed in the…
The Museum of Jewish History in Sosua is located right next to the city’s synagogue. (photo by Dave Gordon) Famous for its rum, cigars, resorts, beaches and rich history, the all-season holiday destination of the Dominican Republic attracts 800,000 Canadians…
Did you notice what a great day it was today? Rain or shine, there are lots of people out there who are so happy you are alive. Besides yourself, I mean. I bet you did some things today that added…
In recent years, sufganiyot have easily become the unsung heroines of new Chanukah traditions. (photo from piqsels.com) Full disclosure, Chanukah has always been my favourite holiday. It has all the things a good holiday needs: dark wintery nights, deep-fried oily…
The chanukiyah is an expression of Jews’ commitment to place the particular into the mainstream of history. (photo from pxhere.com) Jewishness is not merely determined by a biological accident. It involves commitment and dedication to the spiritual worldview contained within…
The lights of chanukiyot could be seen in the neighbourhood windows. (photo by Neil Harris) There once was a dreidel named Dreidelhead. Dreidelhead had three brothers and lived with his parents in Flushing, N.Y. His first name was Noon but…
