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The light began to dance; shimmering, shifting, flowing, and whimsically changing colour. It was accompanied by 鈥渕usic鈥� which defied description. When the sounds faded, the lights continued their cosmic dance.

鈥淒iversity starts with a good cup of coffee, a good cup of tea and a conversation鈥�. Last month, significant conversations took place on this important topic across Canada.

For the past six weeks I have been attending a course from The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute called Great Debates in Jewish History . (Link is a fascinating YouTube video.

Love came down at Christmas---but, of course, it was here all the time. We cannot imagine a world without love. But love ain鈥檛 that simple. If you think about it we have words for love like charity, passion, friendship and family love.

Remember poor old Job? He was in torment. He cried out 鈥淚 loathe my life鈥�I am a laughingstock鈥�.My spirit is broken.... The night racks my bones鈥�.My heart is in turmoil and is never still.

Prayer is a powerful tool. It has been used throughout history as a form of non-violent protest. Martin Luther King Jr. knelt in prayer during protests.

I have to confess, I am not an art aficionado. I appreciate great art, but I鈥檝e never really obsessed on it. Recently, though, for the first time, my knees buckled on seeing a work of art.

There was always something very serene about Elijah. He was African-American with a partly-white beard, had served in Vietnam but never talked about it, and came to the services at Rainbow Mission on the Downtown East Side.

Congregation Emanu-El, Victoria, BC. Tuesday. Nov 28 at 7pm

Abulele - A new family-oriented Israeli film playing in the Victoria International Jewish Film Festival. Sunday, Nov. 19, at 1:30 PM. Roxy Theatre