Arts & Culture

Film, Lectures, and Art, Oh My

Lara BulgerLara Bulger has a deep-rooted commitment to the arts. With a Bachelor’s degree in Music with minors in Film and English, plus a Master’s Degree in Arts Leadership, she is passionate…

Nosh at the J with Michael W. Twitty

Nosh at the JThe event Nosh at the J with Michael W. Twitty at the Prosserman JCC in Toronto. Twitty was interviewed by Rivka Campbell, Rob Shostak, and Ozoz Sokoh.

The First Musical Haggadah was Not for Jews

Ella Gladstone MartinElla Gladstone Martin will be ordained as a cantor in May at Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion. Ella was born in Jerusalem and raised in Toronto, Canada…

Elevate to Celebrate with the Haggadah Collective

Pearl RichmanPearl Richman—who by no means is a Jewish scholar—is a passionate and dedicated student of kindness, love, and inclusivity. Pearl was born in Toronto, Canada and grew up loving all things…

Esmé Shapiro’s enchanting embrace—lean into it

Orly ZebakOrly Zebak writes, designs sets and costumes, and makes art in various mediums. Her work seeks to challenge conceptions of female performativity in relation to womanhood, girlhood, and coming of age…

Alberto Hemsi: A Five-Hundred-Year Journey

Simon WynbergSimon Wynberg is the Artistic Director of the ARC Ensemble (Artists of the Royal Conservatory.) A three-time Grammy nominee, the ensemble has established itself as one of Canada’s most prominent musical…

Leaving Libya

JIMENAJews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa (JIMENA) was launched as a grass-roots initiative to educate and engage Jewish institutional leaders, policy-makers, Jewish college students, and members of the general…

Faith’s flourless chocolate berry cake

Faith KramerFaith Kramer is the author of 52 Shabbats: Friday Night Dinners Inspired by a Global Jewish Kitchen (The Collective Book Studio) and a columnist for the J, the Jewish News of…

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