Seth Goren, at The Blogs

Apply for a Blog

Jan 29, 2021, 6:29 PM

Groundhog Day, Jewish-style

Ground hog peeking out of his hole

Groundhog Day is kind of a big Pennsylvania thing. And while I live in Toronto now, I, my friends, am originally from Pennsylvania. To start with an aside, some people have pointed to the Canadian Wiarton Willie as effectively making...

May 11, 2020, 9:29 PM

Sorry, Rabbi Shimon. And Happy Lag BaOmer.

Happy Lag BaOmer, everyone! And happy yahrzeit for Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, one of biggest names connected with the holiday! Frankly, I’d always thought that Rashbi, as his friends call(ed) him, was a bit of a self-righteous jerk. After lambasting...

Load more

About Me

Originally from Philadelphia, Seth Goren lives in Toronto and is Hillel Ontario's Chief Education & Campus Officer.