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The Spirit of God will provide you with wisdom

The Spirit of God will provide you with wisdom

Remember poor old Job? He was in torment. He cried out “I loathe my life…I am a laughingstock….My spirit is broken.... The night racks my bones….My heart is in turmoil and is never still.

Prayer a source of hope after niqab ban

Prayer is a powerful tool. It has been used throughout history as a form of non-violent protest. Martin Luther King Jr. knelt in prayer during protests.
David, the Renaissance, and why we need context

David, the Renaissance, and why we need context

I have to confess, I am not an art aficionado. I appreciate great art, but I’ve never really obsessed on it. Recently, though, for the first time, my knees buckled on seeing a work of art.
It is always good to be thankful

It is always good to be thankful

There was always something very serene about Elijah. He was African-American with a partly-white beard, had served in Vietnam but never talked about it, and came to the services at Rainbow Mission on the Downtown East Side.
Innocence Stolen: Hungary, the Shoah and the Revolution of '56

Innocence Stolen: Hungary, the Shoah and the Revolution of '56

Congregation Emanu-El, Victoria, BC. Tuesday. Nov 28 at 7pm

Victoria International Jewish Film Festival

Abulele - A new family-oriented Israeli film playing in the Victoria International Jewish Film Festival. Sunday, Nov. 19, at 1:30 PM. Roxy Theatre
Was Jesus a Buddhist?

Was Jesus a Buddhist?

There has been elected a president of the US who believes himself to be an ordained and blameless messiah figure. His apostles comprise an assemblage of cabinet heads who are also devoted believers.

“The Original Deed”, a historical drama about Congregation Emanu-El Synagogue

The Original Deed by Sid Tafler , a historical drama about Congregation Emanu-El will be performed in the synagogue on November 15 , 16, 18, & 19 at 7 pm . (There is no performance on Friday, Nov. 17.
Cultural change required to stop alienating youth

Cultural change required to stop alienating youth

A Zen Buddhist approach to understanding extremism
Taking time to think about time

Taking time to think about time

I’ve been thinking a lot about time lately, and my relationship with it. Last week, for example, I made a pot of chicken soup. The weather had turned cold and I was fighting a bug. Chicken soup seemed very appropriate.