Newsletter Post – January 8, 2025

by | Jan 7, 2026 | Rabbi's Corner

A beautiful contemporary midrash imagines Moses, a young prince growing up in Pharaoh’s palace, ignorant of his Jewish heritage and family. Every night, Moses wanders outside the walls of the palace, feeling restless, and seeking something that he can’t...

A Hanukkah Message from Rabbi Miriam

by | Dec 15, 2025 | Rabbi's Corner

I spent most of yesterday driving back to Hamilton from a family simcha in New York, a welcome respite from being glued to the news and to social media reports from Sydney of increasing fatalities in the aftermath of yesterday’s terrorist attack in Bondi Beach at a...

Newsletter Post – December 11, 2025

by | Dec 10, 2025 | Rabbi's Corner

With Hanukkah on the horizon, and the gift-buying season upon us, it is easy to focus on the material elements of this time of year. We face a deluge of commercials – on TV, on our social media feeds, and beyond – trying to convince us that if we buy one...

Newsletter Post – November 27, 2025

by | Nov 26, 2025 | Rabbi's Corner

As the days get shorter and the nights longer, you may be looking for your next great read, listen, or watch to enjoy and inspire as you cozy up on the couch. As the People of the Book (and note that this month is the 100th Jewish Book Month!), there are always great...

Newsletter Post – November 13, 2025

by | 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...

Newsletter Post – November 6 2025

by | 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 minutiae of the second half...