Barbeque
Tomorrow is Lag B'omer. Celebrate Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai's "shining light" by scheduling a special activity with friends and family (perhaps a barbeque if you can't get to a…
Earth Day
Take part in at least one Earth Day activity. For suggestions, visit earthday.org.
On the Canadian Prairie
Thirty-three years old at the time of his immigration, Grodno-born Rabbi Israel Isaac Kahanovitch was called to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1906, after spending a year in Scranton,…
Holy Times and Places
Tonight is the twenty-fourth annual SHABBAT ACROSS AMERICA AND CANADA program, sponsored by NJOP (National Jewish Outreach Program). Tonight, SHABBAT ACROSS AMERICA AND CANADA is being…
Just One Shabbat
For those not accustomed to observing Shabbat, choose one activity to refrain from this Shabbat.
Uplifting The World
Choose a physical activity that you enjoy and try to transform it into something spiritual by recognizing the Godliness in it. For instance, when eating, keep in mind that the food is…
Arts N Crafts
Looking for a Saturday night activity? Gather together some friends, invite your "inner children" and make your own chanukiot. Here are some ideas: Menorah Making Guide.
Toledot 5762-2001
"The Deception of Isaac" by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In this coming week's parasha, parashat Toledot, we encounter in Genesis 27 the well known story of Isaac's attempt to bless Esau.…
Simchat Torah 5781-2020
“Celebrating Torah” (Updated and revised from Simchat Torah 5764-2003) by, Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald Because of the festivals of Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, we do not read…
Noah 5782-2021
“The ‘Myth’ of the Great Flood” (updated and revised from Noah 5762-2001) by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald Parashat Noah, the story of the flood, is a truly-intriguing Torah portion. Secular…