Rabbi's Corner

כמה טוב שבאת הבתיתה Kama tov she'bata ha'baitah - how good it is that you have come home! These words are the refrain to one of the most beloved Israeli songs, made famous by Arik Einstein, and one that has been playing on repeat in our house since Sunday night. How...

As we greet the recent news of a signed deal between Israel and Hamas, and eagerly await the swift return of the hostages, I'm sharing here the words I offered on Sunday evening at our KW regional October 7th memorial. It was wonderful to see so many of our Temple...

Read the Rabbi's Yom Kippur Morning Sermon here

Read the Rabbi's Kol Nidre Sermon here

Thank you to everyone who helped make Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur at Temple Shalom so special and successful.   To all of those who joined me on the bima to lift us up with music: Jodie, Ava, Jenn, Jamey, and Anat. Bob Chodos, for organizing an ever-growing...

Read the Rabbi's Rosh Hashanah Day 1 Sermon here

Read the Rabbi's Erev Rosh Hashanah Sermon here.

A little behind-the-scenes of preparing for the High Holy Days for you. On Sunday morning, as the Canadian government announced, as expected, their formal recognition of a Palestinian state, I imagined groans going up from the home of every rabbi in the country....

Earlier this week, while driving, I heard a CBC story about one of the films premiering this week at TIFF, A Life Illuminated. This documentary tells the story of marine biologist Edie Widder, who studies bioluminescence in the twilight zone of the ocean. Widder made...

As our calendar turns to both Elul (the Hebrew month leading up to the High Holidays) and to September, we are ready and poised for new beginnings, for change, for learning. For many in our community, September brings the start of a new school year, whether you are...