Syd's Blog

I was asked to give the Prayer for Israel this Shabbat at a the downtown minyan. The person who asked me knows my views on Israel. Here is w...

Below is a slightly edited version of a dvar Torah I gave at my synagogue earlier today. I want to thank my fellow congregant Mark ...

I went to a lecture last night by veteran Globe and Mail journalist Patrick Martin. The lecture was at the Nerayaver Synagogue and was ...

A few weeks ago in my Talmud Study Group we learned, in a sugya in Bava Metzia, that adult single Jewish women were not allowed to own J...

Haven't posted anything in a while.  Had a grandson: Zachariah Alus. Very distracting.

The pictures coming out of Syria are horrific, as  Noam Sheizaf of 972 noted . And he has a suggestion as to how Israel can help save liv...

Here is the dvar Torah, I gave today at my synagogue last Shabbat. Dvar Torah, Parshat Mattot Ma’asei July 6, 2013 Shabbat S...