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Va’etchanan is the second parashah in Devarim – where we re-visit the Aseret Dibrot and the Shema – words to live by. I spoke last Shabbat about word – all the many words of our canon and all the words in our subsequent writings. This week we learn to listen, to make time for inner […]

I will be at work this coming week and then I am on leave for the month of July, although available in case of emergency, as needed. This past Shabbat was extraordinary – our shul was full to the brim with friends and family as Morris Bleviss and Maurice Yacowar and Neomi Summers celebrated their […]

I can only hope and pray and take care of myself to the degree necessary, that I will be as robust and active at 83, as I am at 73. Morris, Maurice and Neomi are all examples of elders in our midst, who contribute to the liveliness that is Kolot Mayim. Kol haKavod to each of you, todah […]

We now have the blessings of warmer weather, the summer green markets are full of abundant local vegetables and berries, and sharing meals outside. The beauty and bounty of our natural surroundings is often commented upon in our Torah. This week we read again of the people Israel remembering the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and […]

This has been a very busy few weeks, involving for me, unaccustomed travel. Two weddings, one in Vancouver, and two funerals in Calgary. Such is the circle of life. My apologies to those I have not seen in my usual regular schedule as three of these events have taken me out of town. Naso is […]