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Celebration of Sephardic Jewish Culture

Celebration of Sephardic Jewish Culture

Learn about the history of Sephardic Turkish Jews, sample Turkish foods and listen to Sephardic Music by Kouskous Band on Sunday, February 10, 2019 from 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm at Congregation Emanu-El Synagogue, 1461 Blanshard Street, Victoria V8W 2J3.
Finding opportunities for kindness a healthy new year promise

Finding opportunities for kindness a healthy new year promise

My aspirations to health and fitness often strike at peculiar times, which, along with the patience and forbearance of a faithful friend, accounts for our predicament on a wet and darkening Sunday afternoon shortly before Christmas.
World Interfaith Harmony Week - an opportunity to come together

World Interfaith Harmony Week - an opportunity to come together

World Interfaith Harmony Week is only a few days away, so I鈥檇 like to highlight its importance and talk a bit about wisdom because 鈥溾nterfaith harmony is not an option but a necessity in a world of diversity鈥 (Doyeon Park, a Won Buddhist from New Yo
Navigating White Fragility from one Zen Perspective

Navigating White Fragility from one Zen Perspective

Recently, I was invited to a talk at UVic given by Robin DiAngelo, author of the book White Fragility . We were in the middle of a family crisis. A dear family member had been medevac鈥檇 to Victoria General for emergency care.
Hope helps us to cope with ambiguity in life

Hope helps us to cope with ambiguity in life

Life is ambiguous鈥攖wo-sided-- positive and negative always together. Every human being is ambiguous, including ourselves. Nobody is perfect. Nobody is totally bad.
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity an important step

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity an important step

Is a week of prayer for Christian unity enough? Or has it outlived its time and we need to think and act and pray for unity, period! Inter-religious/spiritual, inter-racial, inter-cultural, inter-political, inter-social/economic, inter-national, inte
Invitation to learn about the sacred texts of Judaism

Invitation to learn about the sacred texts of Judaism

Congregation Emanu-El Adult Education Committee presents 鈥 The Sacred Craft of the Sofar 鈥 with Dov Berger on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at 7:00 pm.
Rediscovering the Virtue of Humility

Rediscovering the Virtue of Humility

Back when I was first studying religion, I found that I was drawn to the way so many faith traditions and adherents of them lifted up humility as a high value.
The dog that changes lives

The dog that changes lives

The lady pointed proudly towards Millie. "This is Millie: the dog that changed my life!" she said to a friend. Millie belongs to my wife and me, but she has a tremendous capacity for loving others.
Redemption history of the Gridiron gives hope and courage for new year

Redemption history of the Gridiron gives hope and courage for new year

The New Year may be just one flip of the calendar, but we always look at the symbolism of a new start, new beginnings, new life.