by Hillel Ontario | Jan 23, 2023 | Hillel Ontario
In their research on listening to survivors of the Holocaust and other genocides, Bronwen E. Low and Emmanuelle Sonntag note listeners’ problematic tendencies towards one of two responses. On the one hand, they can regard the narratives as so unfamiliar and foreign...
by Hillel Ontario | Jan 13, 2023 | Hillel Ontario, Uncategorized, Weekly D'var
In this week’s parashah we learn the story of Moses, from his birth, through his flight from and eventual return to Egypt, to the acceptance of his role as leader of the Hebrew people. After fleeing Egypt, for killing an Egyptian slave master, Moses was living rather...
by Hillel Ontario | Jan 4, 2023 | Hillel Ontario
Beginning this month, each of Hillel Ontario’s spaces across the province will be equipped with a Mikey automated external defibrillator (AED). A defibrillator is an electronic device that is used to revive someone experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. Through the...
by Hillel Ontario | Jan 3, 2023 | Hillel Ontario, Weekly D'var
In this week’s parashah: Vayechi, Joseph and his brothers confront their father’s passing and their conflict from years passed with Joseph. The brothers, unable to forgive themselves for their past actions, assume Joseph will hold their actions against...
by Hillel Ontario | Dec 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
While I applaud President Gertler’s condemnation of antisemitism in “The remedy for controversial speech is more speech,” much of his opinion essay left me distressed, angry, and perplexed. As an example, Recommendation 3 in the Report of the University of Toronto...
