Category Life

About the 2015 Passover cover

image - “Miriam Dances,” was created by artist Carol Racklin-Siegel

The illustration on this year’s Passover cover, “Miriam Dances,” was created by artist Carol Racklin-Siegel for the book Let My People Go (EKS Publishing, 2011). In this hand-painted silk art, Racklin-Siegel depicts the joy of Miriam the Prophetess leading the women…

A secret Pesach gift awaits

photo - Daffodils herald the springtime – and the approach of Passover

Daffodils herald the springtime – and the approach of Passover. (photo from commons.wikimedia.org) I had not seen him check into the inn. And I did not see him that night as we travelers exchanged vodka toasts to Pesach – only…

A Canadian Haggadah

image - The cover of the new Haggadah, with one of its authors, Rabbi Adam Scheier

The cover of the new Haggadah, with one of its authors, Rabbi Adam Scheier. (photo from cjnews.com) A new Haggadah in Hebrew, English and French has been created by Canadians for Canadians and celebrates the Jewish experience in this country.…

IBD effects and treatments

image - from trustedtherapies.com

(photo from trustedtherapies.com) Every year, 15 out of every 100,000 Canadians is diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). More concerning are the statistics for Ashkenazi Jews, one of the more at-risk populations for the disease. IBD is a group of…

A legacy of stewardship

photo - The author in 1974 at a tree planting event organized by her father in England

The author in 1974 at a tree planting event organized by her father in England. (photo from Shula Klinger) It all began with my great-grandfather, Simon Picker. In the early 20th century, the timber industry in Bukowina was booming. Before…

Mystery photo … Feb. 27/15

photo - A visiting dignitary signs the VIP guest register as others look on, Congregation Schara Tzedeck, 1974

A visiting dignitary signs the VIP guest register as others look on, Congregation Schara Tzedeck, 1974. (JWB fonds; JMABC L.14413) If you know someone in this photo, please help the JI fill the gaps of its predecessor’s (the Jewish Western…