/morsl/taxonomy/term/136/all en /morsl/channels/event/2024-mcgill-international-holocaust-remembrance-day-commemoration-354666 <p><strong>ƻ����Ժ Event:</strong></p> <p>MORSL is pleased to spread the word and encourage you to attend the 2024 event marking International Holocaust Remembrance.</p> Wed, 24 Jan 2024 17:00:38 +0000 carlene.gardner@mcgill.ca 2719 at /morsl /morsl/channels/event/44th-christian-commemoration-shoah-347448 <p>Event by <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChristianJewishDialogueOfMontreal">Christian Jewish Dialogue of Montreal</a></strong></p> Wed, 29 Mar 2023 18:12:40 +0000 sophia.penner@mail.mcgill.ca 2520 at /morsl /morsl/article/holidays-and-holy-days/how-i-celebrate-passover <p>Happy Passover! Passover (Pesah) is an important festival in Jewish communities, and it commemorates the departure of Israelites from slavery in Egypt. It is observed over eight days, the first two and last two days are observed as holy days. The evenings of the first and second days begin with Seders, festive meals which involve the telling of the ancient Passover story. The final day of Passover marks the Israelites’ crossing of the Red Sea, as related in The Book of Exodus.</p> Wed, 12 Apr 2023 19:15:20 +0000 MORSL 2531 at /morsl /morsl/article/holidays-and-holy-days/women-peace-making-and-purim <p>On Wednesday March 8th (<a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/womens-day?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MORSL-Events-this-Week-%28Mar.-6---12%29&utm_source=Envoke-All-contacts&utm_term=MORSL-News-and-Community-Event-Listings%3A-March-6-12">International Women's Day</a>), the ƻ����Ժ Women’s Alumnae Association will host an <a href="https://www.alumni.mcgill.ca/aoc/events-travel/EventDetails.php?id=NDkwNjU=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MORSL-Events-this-Week-%28Mar.-6---12%29&utm_source=Envoke-All-contacts&utm_term=MORSL-News-and-Community-Event-Listings%3A-Ma</body></html>"></a></p> Wed, 08 Mar 2023 21:04:19 +0000 Sana Mohtadi 2506 at /morsl /morsl/channels/event/mcgill-international-holocaust-remembrance-day-commemoration-345590 <p>ƻ����Ժ Event:</p> Wed, 25 Jan 2023 18:51:47 +0000 carlene.gardner@mcgill.ca 2450 at /morsl /morsl/article/holidays-and-holy-days/shavuot-feast-weeks <p>Shavuot, also known as the Feast of Weeks, is one of the three major festivals in Judaism, along with Passover and Sukkot. The holiday falls fifty days after Passover, hence the name "Festival of Weeks." According to Jewish tradition, Shavuot commemorates the day on which Moses received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai.</p> Fri, 14 Apr 2023 17:41:55 +0000 MORSL 2535 at /morsl /morsl/channels/event/partner-event-cjdm-interfaith-eco-action-day-339465 <h2>10th Annual Interfaith Eco-Action Day</h2> Thu, 05 May 2022 17:44:28 +0000 carlene.gardner@mcgill.ca 2286 at /morsl /morsl/channels/event/partner-event-cjdm-christian-commemoration-shoah-339137 <h2>43rd Annual Christian Commemoration of the Shoah</h2> Tue, 19 Apr 2022 21:39:40 +0000 carlene.gardner@mcgill.ca 2282 at /morsl /morsl/channels/event/did-you-know-jewish-student-panel-335296 <p>The world is the birthplace of many faiths and has accommodated and nourished multiple religions. It has provided a common roof to major religions for their sustenance and growth.</p> Fri, 03 Dec 2021 18:27:50 +0000 ashley.thorup@mcgill.ca 2223 at /morsl /morsl/channels/news/jdaim-jewish-disability-awareness-acceptance-and-inclusion-month-2022-337450 <p>February is <b>J</b><b>ewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month (JDAIM)</b> and to mark the occasion, we are sharing the 8th Annual JDAIM Program that offers several online events, including these:</p> Mon, 07 Feb 2022 02:21:22 +0000 carlene.gardner@mcgill.ca 2260 at /morsl /morsl/article/holidays-and-holy-days/how-i-celebrate-hanukkah <p>Hanukkah 2021 begins in the evening of <b>November 28th</b>! We asked Casandra, the president of <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/jqueer/">JQueer</a>,</b> how they are celebrating during this holiday season.</p> <p>"Hanukkah is a minor Holiday in Judaism, commemorating the Maccabee's victory and the rededication of the temple. A miracle occurred at the time where, with only one day's worth of oil, they were able to light the menorah for 8 days.</p> Tue, 01 Nov 2022 20:03:29 +0000 MORSL 2377 at /morsl /morsl/article/interfaith-dialogue/remembering-and-learning-shoah <p>Yom Hashoah (“the Day of the Shoah”) was established in 1951 by the Knesset, the Parliament of Israel, as a day of commemoration for the roughly six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust. In 1999, the National Assembly officially recognized the observance of Yom Hashoah. The first Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel took place on December 28th, 1949. </p> Fri, 11 Nov 2022 18:25:03 +0000 Carlene Gardner 2386 at /morsl /morsl/article/interfaith-dialogue/voiceless-cry <p>I remember vividly the account given by Elie Wiesel, in his book <i>Night.</i><sup>1</sup> He described the execution of three Jews at Auschwitz, including a child. They stood on three chairs and the nooses were placed around their necks. As the execution signal was given, the three chairs were tipped over. Two of them passed away quickly, but not the child, since he was too light. All eyes were settled on the child and were forced to witness the death of the child. People asked, “Where is God?” And Wiesel’s inner voice said, “Where is He?</p> Mon, 16 Sep 2019 14:49:59 +0000 Oi Yin Lai 1764 at /morsl