Newsletter Post – July 24, 2025

by | Jul 23, 2025 | Rabbi's Corner

As individuals, as communities, as a people, we learn from the stories of our past – sometimes in ways that help us, sometimes in ways that set us up to expect the same outcome, rather than imagining a new future. In this week’s Torah portion, Matot-Masei,...

Newsletter Post – July 17, 2025

by | Jul 16, 2025 | Rabbi's Corner

This week, the government released the results of a survey compiled earlier this year about antisemitism in Ontario’s K-12 schools. I know the statistics and stories shared here include the experiences of young people in our community. If you haven’t...

Newsletter Post – June 26, 2025

by | Jun 25, 2025 | Rabbi's Corner

Thank you to those who joined us on a swelteringly hot Sunday at the KW Walk for Israel. As I said to some of you, it is deeply important to me that we include our Reform, progressive voices in what it means to support Israel. Loving Israel is not the sole job of...

Newsletter Post – June 12, 2025

by | Jun 25, 2025 | Rabbi's Corner

By now, hopefully you have heard about the need to Vote Reform in the World Zionist Congress Elections before June 15. We’ve sent out emails, we had a voting station on Shabbat, and the Canadian Zionist Federation election has been all over social media. But...

Newsletter Post – June 1, 2025

by | Jun 25, 2025 | Rabbi's Corner

My heart breaks a little every time I open the news and hear of yet another antisemitic attack, hitting a loved one’s community, often only one to two degrees of separation away. Life as a Diaspora Jew can feel increasingly fraught, even with the sound and reliable...

Newsletter Post – May 29, 2025

by | May 28, 2025 | Rabbi's Corner

In just a few days, the Jewish community will celebrate the holiday of Shavuot, which marks the giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai. This is a formative event for the Jewish people, for our relationship with God and our relationship with each other as a cohesive unit...