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Quadriplegic rabbi imparts Pesach message

Beliefs and Concepts>> Jewish Personalities>> Religion | March 12, 2013

TORONTO – It is one thing to sacrifice your life for the glory of G-d but it takes another kind of faith to live a life of sacrifice in his honour. The Jewish...

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Did you hear the one about transcendence?

Beliefs and Concepts>> Commentary>> Jewish Identity>> Jewish Personalities>> Opinion>> Religion | February 4, 2013

Jonathan Milevsky At any given time, the books on my religious studies shelf differ drastically from those on my night table. Ancient texts have little in common...

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As new chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis faces a fractious British Jewry

Europe>> Jewish History>> Jewish Identity>> Jewish Personalities>> News>> World | December 20, 2012

Miriam Shaviv   LONDON (JTA) – Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis has big shoes to fill. Appointed this week as the 12th British Chief Rabbi, he will succeed Jonathan Sacks,...

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Four rabbis and five cantors on a Saturday night

Charity / Non-Profit>> Features>> Jewish Personalities>> Religion | November 13, 2012

TORONTO – What are the most important skills that a rabbi needs in our day and age? “I would say to start with being a mentsch,” said Dow Marmur, rabbi...

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Robert Kaplan, 75, cabinet minister, CSIS founder

Canada>> Community>> Jewish Personalities>> News | November 13, 2012

TORONTO – Robert Kaplan, former parliamentarian and recipient of the French Legion of Honour, died last week at the age of 75. Kaplan was born in Toronto in 1936....

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