by August Adelman | Oct 6, 2025 | Essays
Good evening everyone, and g’mar chatimah tova. It’s good to see so many of you here tonight. This will be the last time I directly address such a large part of the congregation as president. As many of you know, I was planning to step down at the next AGM, with our...
by August Adelman | Sep 24, 2025 | Charity, Temple News
Dear Members of Temple Shalom, This is the 30th anniversary of our annual High Holidays food drive. Since our first food drive in 1995, Temple Shalom has donated nearly 18,000 pounds of food and over $60,000 to the Food Bank of Waterloo Region. We have provided more...
by August Adelman | Sep 24, 2025 | Essays
I happen to have the fortune (or misfortune) of being employed by a member of the tribe. My boss, Jeff, and I are opposite kinds of Jews. I am liberal and religious, he is small C conservative and probably can’t remember the last time he set foot in a shul. He...
by August Adelman | Sep 15, 2025 | SEAC, Temple News
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by August Adelman | Apr 9, 2025 | Essays
Written by Bob Chodos, presented at Temple Shalom on April 5, 2025 As I mentioned, Vayikra was the portion I read for my bar mitzvah way back in 1960. Instead of discussing the portion itself, I’d like to talk about some of the developments that have taken place in...