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Temple Emanu-El
120 Old Colony Rd.
Saturday, January 17 at 10:30 am
RABBI RICH KIRSCHEN
Jewish Response to Power
and Powerlessness
a Shabbat morning sermon
This American's
Israeli Life
RABBI RICH KIRSCHEN
at kiddush lunch
Sunday morning, January 18
9:30 am
What is the Role of Israel in the Shaping of North American Jewish Identity?
10:30 am
Why Should I Go? Isn't It Dangerous?
A Conversation with Teens about
Israel Trips
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Holy Blossom Temple
1950 Bathurst St.
Israel in a Turbulent Middle East with Dr. Mordechai KedarAdmission Fee and Registration requiredThursday, January 22, 2015
8:00 p.m. Dr. Mordechai Kedar Middle East expert at Bar Ilan University "One of the few Arabic-speaking Israeli pundits seen on Arabic satellite channels defending Israel". Los Angeles Times
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Temple Sinai
210 Wilson Ave.
Tension and Turmoil in the Middle East:
Why the Media Gets Israel, Palestinians, ISIS, and the Arab Spring All Wrong
An Insider's View from Journalist
Mark Lavie
Thursday
January 29
Co-Sponsored by ARZA Canada and CIJA.
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Word of Hebrew:
Here's a phrase you can use, for example, as the days just keep getting colder:
Go from bad to worse - nofel (fem. nofelet) min ha-pach el ha-pachat
נופל (נופלת) מן הפח אל הפחת
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Dear ARZA Canada Members
As I am sure you are aware, Israel will be conducting national elections in March. One of the candidates for the Labor Party is Rabbi Gilad Kariv, Executive Director of the Israel Reform Movement.
The Movement itself does not take political stands but Rabbi Kariv has taken a leave of absence to see if he can bring the ideas and principles of the Reform Movement into the Knesset.
Please take a look at this article from the Jerusalem Post about his candidacy.
Next Wednesday The Labor Party will be conducting primaries to determine positions on the Labor list of candidates. We will be looking closely to see what position on the list Rabbi Kariv will achieve. The higher the slot the more likely he is to get a seat in the Knesset.
Les
Les Rothschild
President
ARZA Canada
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Eight major victories for non-Orthodox Judaism in 2014
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Half of Israelis think that Reform and Conservative Judaism should have equal standing with Orthodox. Here's a summary of important victories in 2014.
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Leor Mann credits his 12 summers at URJ Camp George with helping to prepare him for service in the Israeli army.
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Rabbi Richard Block, President of CCAR (the Central Conference of American Rabbis), shows how Israel is making the world a better place.
The Israel We Should Be Talking About
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This article starts by describing the efforts of Israel's new President, Reuven Rivlin, to counter anti-Arab incitement in Israel. It continues with the opinions of several prominent Israelis on one of the key questions of the current election campaign - whether the two-state solution is still possible or desirable.
The One-State Reality
Moshe Halbertal, a leading expert on military ethics, explains how to assess Israel's operation in Gaza from an ethical perspective. And on the question of two states, he says there's "no other option."
After the Gaza war, it seems to one Israeli that the expected concessions from a peace agreement are more of an existential threat than war.
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New Inventions - you heard it here first!
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Helping the blind to see.
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Edible landscaping - lunch is growing on your wall. Recharge your cell phone in 30 seconds Or, recharge your cell phone wirelessly. It's already being installed in General Motors cars and some Starbucks.
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A new award-winning Israeli comedy shows a side of army life not normally seen - the lives of women from different backgrounds who serve together in support roles on an isolated army base. It's currently playing in Toronto and scheduled to be shown across Canada.
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