We tend to think of Tisha B'Av as an exercise in national memory, but it is much more. It marks something eternal about us. There is a fable that Napoleon having heard Jews praying mournfully on the holiday asked what happened to them to cause this outburst of grief. He was told that their Temple and homeland […]
Celebrate Tu B'av with Eshel and Yente Over the Rainbow! What is Tu B'av? Traditionally, a day for finding love, as described in the Mishnah: "Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said: There were no days as joyous for the Jewish people as the fifteenth of Av and as Yom Kippur, as on them the daughters of […]
This bi-weekly group for Toronto/Montreal LGBTQ+ folks from Orthodox communities generally meets over Zoom the second Monday of every month, and in-person in Toronto on the fourth Tuesday of the month. For notifications and sign-in information, please register below (You only need to register for this group one time.)
This bi-weekly group for Toronto/Montreal LGBTQ+ folks from Orthodox communities generally meets over Zoom the second Monday of every month, and in-person in Toronto on the fourth Tuesday of the month. For notifications and sign-in information, please register below (You only need to register for this group one time.)