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This week marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, traditionally observed by Muslims around the world as the time during which Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) received the first revelation of the Holy Qur鈥檃n.

I鈥檝e heard the song 鈥淚magine鈥� many times, the one released by John Lennon in 1971, asking us to imagine no religion, no warfare, no hunger, a brotherhood of man.

The most important lesson of this pandemic may well be that none of us are safe until we鈥檙e all safe. Nature herself seems to be insisting that it鈥檚 time to concede humanity鈥檚 essential oneness.

Allow By Danna Faulds There is no controlling life. Try corralling a lightning bolt, containing a tornado. Dam a stream and it will create a new channel. Resist, and the tide will sweep you off your feet.

The central question for me of the pandemic since summer of 2020 ( in addition to 鈥淲hen will it end?鈥� that is) has been, 鈥淲hat happens when it鈥檚 over鈥�? Since the last major pandemic was more than a hundred years ago, in 1918, the vast majority of us

Already, the full moon has graced the skies and is waning back to it鈥檚 crescent form. Half of Ramadan has passed鈥�the Month of Giving is nearing its end. Charity has a very important place in Islam; it is one of the five pillars enjoined upon Muslims.

All around us, in apartments and houses across Canada (and the world), a handful of lights twinkle softly in the darkness just before the first light of dawn. First a lone bastion of light from a solitary window beckons in the middle of the night.

Anne Melville grew up in a Christian Science family that depended on prayer for healing, and where emphasis was placed on honouring the qualities of God鈥攓ualities like honesty, integrity, equality, and justice.

鈥淏uddha was not Buddhist. Jesus was not Christian. Muhammad was not Muslim. They were teachers who taught Love. Love was their religion.鈥� I ran across this aphorism on Pinterest recently.

Presenter: Rabbi Matt Ponak. Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 7 pm on Zoom