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High Holy Days 5778/2017
We were distinctly honoured last year to have Cantor/Rabbi Brian Reich lead us through our High Holy Day Services 5778/2017. Cantor Reich will again be leading our services for 2018/2019. Cantor Brian, aka the “Singing Rabbi”, is an amazing person. He has everything it takes to make our celebrations meaningful, spiritual, musical and purposeful. His […]
HHD Pre-Announcement
We are again delighted (as in 5778/2017) to introduce to you our service leader for the High Holy Days 5779/2018 Cantor BRIAN REICH, Rabbi. As usual, HHD tickets are included in our Or Hadash membership. Membership/HHD information packages (incl. new membership fee) will be sent out shortly. Stay tuned. Individual HHD seats for non-members are […]
“A Great Insult to Progressive Jews Worldwide”
26-Jun-2017 – Please read this newsletter by Anat Hoffman, Executive Director of the Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC): “The Israeli government has just slapped world Jewry in the face. In the past 24 hours Netanyahu’s government has made two decisions which are a great insult to progressive Jews worldwide. First, they decided to cancel the […]
Interfaith Couples Can Finally Rest In Peace – TOGETHER
Highland Hills Memorial Gardens in Stouffville, Ont. has recently established “Mount Zion Gardens”, a cemetary which will allow for the burrial of interfaith couples.
Torah in Hebrew – English – Russian
Explore this trilingual Torah in Hebrew, English and Russian! This interactive electronic version contains the Masoretic text of the Leningrad Codex, the Classic Jewish English Translation, and a new Russian translation. It is the result of more than 25 years of work done by some of the greatest Bible scholars from Russia, the USA and Israel.
Interfaith Prayer Vigil
On Friday, February 3, 2017, members of Or Hadash joined hundreds of Newmarket residents at an Interfaith prayer vigil for the victims of the Quebec City mosque shooting. One of our members – Peter Ginsberg – spoke to the gathering on behalf of the Jewish community and read the Kaddish prayer of mourning for our Muslim brothers […]
Summer Shul
On Saturday, August 6th, 2016, Or Hadash went on the road, celebrating its first annual “Summer Shul” Shabbat Service in the quaint little tourist town of Port Perry. The weather was spectactlar and everyone enjoyed relaxing and chatting while sharing a sumptuous breakfast on the deck of our eastern-most Or Hadash member. Following breakfast, we moved […]