Yom HaAtzmaut Will Make You Believe in Miracles
After Yom HaZikaron, we make the heart-wrenching, 180-degree transition from deep mourning to joyous celebration of the miraculous feat of independence.
How We Can Embrace Those Struggling with Severe Depression
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to consider how we can help prevent and treat mental illness – including the agonizing scourge of clinical depression. It’s also the month leading up to Shavuot, when we read the Book of Ruth. The story of Ruth and Naomi includes powerful lessons about how relationships and community can restore and sustain those facing difficult times.
How to Raise Spiritually Healthy Jewish Kids
In Jewish Spiritual Parenting: Wisdom, Activities, Rituals and Prayers for Raising Children with Spiritual Balance and Emotional Wholeness (Jewish Lights), husband and wife team Rabbi Paul Kipnes and Michelle November, MSSW, draw on Jewish ethical and mystical teachings as well as their own experiences as parents of three children – Rachel, Daniel, and Noah – in creating a valuable resource that is intentional, inclusive, and well attuned to the realities of Jewish life today.
Speaking Out Against HB2 in NFTY-SAR
In less than 24 hours, North Carolina went from being known for its beautiful mountains, beaches and delicious barbeque to being known for its hateful discriminatory law, known as H.B. 2.
Updates on President Obama's Executive Order to Reduce Gun Violence
Building upon the executive order that President Obama issued in January to reduce gun violence, the White House recently announced progress on its implementation.
Calling for a Fair and Accessible Budget
Everywhere I look there seems to be media coverage of the 2016 presidential race. The top of every newspaper is devoted daily to where candidates are campaigning today. Living in Washington, D.C.
Rabbi Sally Priesand: ‘I Just Wanted to Be a Rabbi’
Rabbi Sally Priesand, North America’s first female rabbi, spoke to the Canadian Jewish News about pursuing her dream and how Jewish feminism has evolved.
Celebrating Israel's Foundational Values
This Yom HaAtzmaut (Israeli Independence Day – May 11-12), there is so much to celebrate. We celebrate the 68th birthday of a thriving, Jewish and democratic state in our historic homeland.
How to Help Victims of the Alberta Wildfires
Donations are being accepted by the Jewish Federations of Canada – UIA Alberta Fire Relief Fund. Here's how to donate.
What’s a Parent to Do?
At Temple Kol Tikvah, we have expanded the b’nai mitzvah experience from one day to four years.