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Mitchell Consky, Canadian Jewish News, 2026
“I think mysticism and psychedelics should kind of come with the same warnings on the tin,” Waxman said […] “It’s not about chasing the spiritual highs. Come back and use those gifts, integrate it into your life, into the life you’re already living.”
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Gabe Oatley, Toronto Today, 2025
Jewish affiliation in Canada has been on the decline, but a new Toronto congregation is helping a young people reconnect with the faith…
These days, [Ha’Sadeh’s] Shabbat services draw between 50 to 80 people. “I say this to some people from more traditional synagogue backgrounds and their eyebrows pop up, like, “Wow, that's a lot of people for a Shabbat for an average Friday night,” [Waxman] said. “I think we’re doing something right.”> Read more.
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Ellin Bessner in conversation with Ralph Benmergui, Canadian Jewish News, 2025.
Ralph Benmergui, the well-known TV and radio personality—and former podcaster with The CJN—is still kvelling about the first-ever High Holiday services offered by Ha’Sadeh in Toronto. The new-ish, Jewish Renewal community welcomed 150 attendees for its Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah services in its debut season.
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Jonathan Rothman, Canadian Jewish News, 2025.
Canadian food banks were designed as temporary measures, rather than a system meant to be a long-term solution.
“It’s definitely harder than ever in this hunger crisis at this moment, but also this is a problem with the entire Canadian model,” says Waxman.
“Everywhere across the country, it’s up to volunteers and a small number of paid staff to shoulder the burden of relieving people of the effects of poverty.
“The fact that these organizations open, and they run for as long as they can based on the energy of their leadership and the strength of this community, and they close… and something else opens when someone else can no longer tolerate the fact that there’s nothing being done… That’s an unsustainable model for handling poverty response in Canada.”