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Mississauga/Peel without Solel… Can You Imagine It?
by Arliene Botnick, June 30, 2026
And yet, that was the reality less than 60 years ago! There was no established Jewish community in Mississauga: no synagogue, no Rabbi, no religious/Hebrew school. Then a handful (and…
Read More »Do You Want to Stand at Sinai With Us?
by Arliene Botnick, May 31, 2026
One of the many customs associated with Shavuot is that congregations formally welcome all those who have studied for a year in order to join the Jewish people. They have…
Read More »You Shall Rise Before the Aged
by Arliene Botnick, April 29, 2026
There are 613 Commandments in our Torah and each one of them finds its place in our lives today. In Leviticus 19, there’s one particular commandment I’d like to focus…
Read More »Living a Jewish Life
by Arliene Botnick, March 31, 2026
What defines “living a Jewish life?” There are definitions that tell us, by Halachah, who is a Jew. One born of a Jewish mother is a Jew. One born of…
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