Issue 4
December/January 2020
A Jewish Charity Helps Develop and Nurture Independence for Individuals who have Disabilities
DANI is a parent driven organization and that fact alone already sets us apart.
A Toronto Jewish Food Bank Faces Greater Obstacles in the Pandemic
through adverse times, communities display considerable acts of kindness.
Religious Carols Should Not Be Sung in Public Schools
Singing about snow, or Frosty, or my favourite reindeer Rudolph, didn’t unsettle me—but singing carols with specific references to the Bible did.
Oy to the World
I have given myself permission to be firmly in touch with my Jewish roots as I host the weekly Shabbat Zoom with my family, even as I am planning to sing carols with my new family
Kindness for Chrismukkah
This is the first time we’ve been able to show up, exactly as we are, and not feel like less of a Jewish family.
Toronto Jewish Bakeries & Restaurants on Handling the Pandemic and Preparing for Hanukkah
If I didn't have my regular customers. I don’t know what I would do.
Freetimes Café hits 40! Bring Out the Latkes
I had to have such an outstanding event like my Yiddish brunch to get Jewish customers to come down, because during the week you don’t get as many. You really have to be outstanding, like over the top!
Valley of Tears Confronts Familiar Tragedies
There are horrors we will never know, and acts of humanity we will never glean.
Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah, You Have No Nice Sweaterkkah
Hanukkah celebrates the miracle of oil burning for eight days instead of one, but I cannot celebrate the miracle of lazy puns
One Menorah for Each Night
Weinstein’s collection represents the artistry in Judaica and the sheer joy of Hanukkah.
Frann S. Addison's Hanukkah Judaica
As with so much of my work, I enjoy incorporating found objects and antique elements, giving new life to things that might otherwise be thrown away.
Dreidel Heads
eight judeofuturist visions of delight for eight days of Hanukkah.
Hanukkah Is for the Children
we were never told about sufganiyot!
Behind the Scenes with Shuk ‘N Chic
Her Challahs looks good enough to eat!
Aaron Koster
Although he was Jewish, my childhood friend, Bobby, received a pump-action toy rifle for Christmas