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The Year In Review

by Arliene Botnick, December 31, 2025

We have all probably read the year in review from the financial aspect, the arts reviews, sports, top headlines, and so on. Now it is time to read the Solel…

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Don’t Let the Light Go Out

by Arliene Botnick, November 30, 2025

From one of the most popular Hanukah songs, that line resonates into modernity. About 168 years BCE, our ancestors were under attack by a group of people called the Seleucids…

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Welcoming the Stranger

by Arliene Botnick, October 31, 2025

During our morning services, we recite a prayer that we call “Elu Devarim.” It describes the “words,” or as we translate it, the mitzvot that bring honour to our lives….

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Sealing Ourselves in the Book of Life

by Arliene Botnick, September 30, 2025

As we begin 5786, we have had the opportunity to celebrate Rosh Hashanah with our families and our Jewish community and our supporting community. We have eaten our apples and…

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