by August Adelman | 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...
by August Adelman | 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...
by August Adelman | 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...
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 minutiae 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...
