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Shoftim
September 10, 2019 by Rabbi Lynn Greenhough • From the Rabbi's Desk •
Shavua tov. This has truly been a week of joyful celebration as simcha has followed simcha. We were blessed on Kabbalat Shabbat to hear from inspiring guest speakers including Dr. Joel Fagan, Rabbi Allan Finkel and Dr. Pekka Sinervo, all introduced by Kolot Mayim members. I was very honoured to be introduced by our hard-working […]
Elul
September 1, 2019 by Rabbi Lynn Greenhough • From the Rabbi's Desk • Tags: elul, rosh hashanah •
Very briefly, as you will be hearing from me over Shabbat and next Sunday. I want to invite you into an Elul journey. Elul is understood to be a month of preparation for the next new moon – Rosh Hashanah. We traditionally take time to forgive ourselves for deeds we haven’t been willing to face […]
Tisha B’Av
August 7, 2019 by Rabbi Lynn Greenhough • From the Rabbi's Desk •
Dear friends, It has been a week since our beloved mother, Mary Greenhough, died. I have had many notes and calls of consolation from many of you, and I want to tell each of you how grateful I am to all of you. We have been swimming in food, in cake, but most of all […]
Building Audacious Hospitality Together
July 24, 2019 by Rabbi Lynn Greenhough • From the Rabbi's Desk • Tags: audacious hospitality, pinchas, reform judaism •
Dear friends, This has been a wonderful first year at Kolot Mayim for me. We have learned Torah together, we have rearranged where we meet (Deli side), we have begun new duties (Char Ashford has taken on being our Gabbai) and last week we started what I hope will be a regular Friday night Shabbat […]
Ki Tavo: Lessons in Listening
September 16, 2019 by Rabbi Lynn Greenhough • From the Rabbi's Desk • Tags: ki tavo, listening •
Imagine being on the other side of Torah. We read these words, and we “hear” them perhaps, often as if we were speaking these words to ourselves, but imagine if we were there (wherever there is – maybe here?) and we were listening. Lots of words are going by us, hour after hour – how […]