Rabbi's Corner

I've spent much of this week glued to the coverage of Artemis II. I am in awe of the astronauts' work as scientists and explorers. As one observer noted, "It's not a coincidence that the astronauts who've traveled further than any human don't speak like they know...

Tonight, Jewish families and communities around the globe will gather together for seder. In the collection of songs that closes out the haggadah, Chad Gadya - One Little Kid - is often a beloved favourite for its animal noises and general silliness at the end of the...

Yet again, we prepare for Pesach in a world rent by war and uncertainty. Our Israeli loved ones continue to shelter from Iranian missiles, and here in Canada, we face a never ending onslaught of news of antisemitic violence both here, in the US, and around in the...

Like many of you, I imagine, I have been glued to this year's Winter Olympics. I can't wait to cheer on Israel's first ever bobsled team (nicknamed Shul Runnings!) when they compete next week, I was devastated when the US women's hockey team shut out the Canadian...

As the world swirls around us, it can be hard to determine where our focus should be. What is worthy of our emotional energy? Of our grief, of our rage? How do we cut through that grief and rage to find moments of joy, or to merely go through the motions of everyday...

I've been thinking lately about Jewish life on the margins. Those Jewish communities, like ours, outside of or on the periphery of larger Jewish population centers like Toronto, New York, Los Angeles. The kinds of towns and cities where, when you say you're from...

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 name....

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...

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 more thing,...

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...