by August Adelman | Nov 12, 2025 | Rabbi's Corner
One of my favourite parts of my work as a rabbi is studying Torah with our b-mitzvah students. Several months before each young person’s ceremony, we begin meeting to study their Torah portion, always starting from a point of: “What questions do you have...
by August Adelman | Nov 5, 2025 | Rabbi's Corner
At Torah study a few weeks ago, I shared with the group how delightful it is to be back in Genesis in our Torah reading cycle, to be able to immerse ourselves in the foundational narratives of our people, rather than wrestle with the legal minutiaeĀ of the second half...
by August Adelman | Oct 29, 2025 | Rabbi's Corner
This weekend, we have the opportunity to celebrate that rare, North American Jewish holiday of Challahween, when Halloween coincides with Shabbat. (And of course this year we have the additional conflict of Game 5 of the World Series!) Families may face a choice...
by August Adelman | Oct 22, 2025 | Rabbi's Corner
This week, we finally celebrated one of my favourite Jewish holidays – Rosh Hodesh Heshvan, the start of the Hebrew month of Heshvan, the only Hebrew month without any holidays in it, and a much-needed respite and return to routine following our busy fall...