#blogExodus – Redeeming

The Passover Haggadah tells us that the redemption from Egypt did not only happen to our ancestors, but to us, personally. Just as the Sages tell us that we, personally, stood at Sinai when the Torah was given, so the Talmud says: ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ื•ืจ ื•ื“ื•ืจ ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืื“ื ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ืขืฆืžื• ื›ืื™ืœื• ื”ื•ื ื™ืฆื ืžืžืฆืจื™ื โ€œIn … Continue reading #blogExodus – Redeeming

On Fasting, Remembrance and the Future

I just broke my fast.Yes, it's only four p.m. in Winnipeg. The sun is still shining brightly. My Orthodox brothers and sisters are all still fasting, and will continue to do so until nearly 10 p.m. I am quite stringent in my observance of the Yom Kippur fast, so why have I broken this one, … Continue reading On Fasting, Remembrance and the Future