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The Deal in Switzerland and the Fears in Israel

By Rabbi Dow Marmur. Prime Minister Netanyahu’s address to the United States Congress early this month may have been ill advised, but I’m among those who find it impossible to ignore what he said that Iran is threatening the very existence…

Shabbat and First Day Pesach with Wendy Eisen

Saturday, April 4, 2015 10:00 a.m. Wendy Eisen, beloved congregant and community leader, will address our congregation with reflections on "Soviet Jewry -- a modern day Exodus." Holy Blossom Temple, under Rabbi Plaut's leadership, played…

Ben Cass’s Tallit

By Martha Cass. When our family started the process of planning for our eldest son Ben’s bar mitzvah, Ben’s grandparents, Joe and Marilynne Cass asked him if they could commission a special tallis to mark the occasion. In our family, my…
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An Ex-Convict in the Cabinet?

By Rabbi Dow Marmur. Arieh Deri is something of a political genius. Born in Morocco in 1959 he came at an early age to Israel with his family. To save him from the squalor in which they were then forced to live, his parents sent him to a yeshiva…

Sisterhood’s Wonderful Weekend Retreat is back!

Come to The Bayview Wildwood Resort in the beautiful countryside. May 1-3, 2015 Enjoy Song, Prayer, and Personal Reflection. Sisterhood welcomes everyone to make new friendships and memories. Please contact Elana at 416 789-3291 ext.…
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Building Heart: It Takes a Community

Monday, April 20, 2015 7:30 p.m. Join shared society educator Usnat Atamna to learn about the state of Jewish-Arab relations among youth in the north of Israel. Usnat Atamna is Palestinian Arab with Israeli citizenship, living in the Palestinian…

Turning Family into Fiction

Family is the glue for so many great stories – from the tales in the Torah to today’s fiction set in Toronto. Join us as three master storytellers talk about the way they weave their family stories and familiar characters into their own…

Israel Engagement Host Family Experience

The UJA Federation Israel Engagement ShinShinim program, in collaboration with Holy Blossom Temple is offering families an Israel experience unlike any other.  And this one can be experienced in the comfort of your own home!  Every year,…

Construction updates (almost) as they happen!

For the week of March 23rd. We are in full-blown construction mode at Holy Blossom as we continue with the preparatory work on the school wing to temporarily house all of the Temple's offices and activities during Phase 1 of Renewal. Here's…
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“No Easy Walk from Freedom”

By Rabbi Yael Splansky. On my shelf there is “Difficult Freedom” by Emmanuel Levinas, “The Insecurity of Freedom” by Abraham Joshua Heschel, and a gift from Rabbi Marmur’s library, “Escape from Freedom” by Erich Fromm.  Each…

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