Torah says: God chooses the lead designers for the sanctuary. God says, I am calling them by name (Exodus 31:2).…
Category: Torah
How Should We Pray? (Ki Tisa)
Moses said to God, “Please show me your ways, that I may know you – and see that this nation…
Who is my neighbour?
Last Tuesday evening, the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver was targeted. After an emailed bomb threat, the building was…
Reading Esther in 2017
We Jews are about to celebrate Purim – a holiday whose origins lie in the Book of Esther. This masterful…
Inter-spiritual picnic (Mishpatim)
Then Moses and Aaron, Nadav and Avihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders ascended. They saw the God of Israel, and…
Philo's Commandments (Yitro)
The purpose of Torah, says first-century Jewish philosopher Philo of Alexandria, is to teach that the essence of a human…
Teachings of the Land
I was raised to be an urbanite. Sure, I spent plenty of time outdoors, playing in parks, riding my bicycle,…
Mixed Feelings
A sermon presented at Canadian Memorial United Church, February 12, 2017, in video, with text version following. Song of the Sea,…
The Exodus is Always Relevant
Does Judaism have a creed, a set of core beliefs that all do or should profess? Answers from practicing Jews vary:…