April 11, 2025
Every year, Jews around the world gather at Passover to retell the story of our liberation, to celebrate freedom and the resilience of our ancestors. This year, we cannot hear […]
October 2, 2024
The Jewish high holidays are a period to collectively repent for our wrongdoings over the last year, and imagine how we will enact our ethical values in the year to […]
September 13, 2023
April 15, 2022
A message from Rabbi Lucia Pizarro of IJV’s Online Chavurah for Passover 5782 / 2022 The Jewish holiday of Pesach (Passover) starts this evening (April 15), and runs until April […]
September 6, 2021
(Photo: Raghd Hamzeh, 2018) On Yom Kippur, Jews traditionally confess our sins in public. We confess in the plural, and we do so not only for our own sins, but […]
September 18, 2020
Dearest friends, The Jewish new year is upon us! I wanted to share some reflections on Rosh Hashanah, as well as several wonderful online resources for Zoom services and gatherings […]
April 30, 2020
Tuesday, May 26, 6:00-7:15PM (EDT) session – Open to Everyone – moderated by Rabbi Lucia Pizarro, founder of the Jewish Liberation Theology Institute, member of IJV-Hamilton. Email pizarro.lucia [at] gmail.com […]
April 8, 2020
(Art by Nomy Lamm) Tonight marks the first night of Passover (or Pesach), so chag pesach sameach (“happy Passover!”) to everyone celebrating! The story of Passover is deeply connected to […]
January 15, 2020
**All participants must click here to register **Participation is open to IJV members and non-members alike. If you aren’t yet a member, we highly encourage you to become a member […]
March 20, 2019
This year, Purim falls squarely during Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW). That raises the question: “Can we tell the story of Purim in a way that aligns with our solidarity with […]
January 18, 2019
According to Jewish tradition, there are four different new years every year. One of those is the New Year of the Trees. On the night of the full moon in […]
December 7, 2018
December 7, 2018 HAMILTON, MONTREAL, OTTAWA, VANCOUVER–A Jewish group is organizing four events across Canada over the coming days–the end of Hanukkah–to send small, hand-held solar lamps to Palestinian children […]
