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Holding Ourselves Upright
September 22, 2020 by Rabbi Lynn Greenhough • From the Rabbi's Desk • Tags: rosh hashanah, yom kippur •
Dear friends, One can learn from the smallest of details. As I was preparing this message, I attempted to diminish the photo of myself (above). If I diminished the photo too much, it flipped and showed upside down. What occurred to me in that moment was a lesson in being careful to not diminish ourselves […]
Zooming the High Holy Days
September 14, 2020 by Rabbi Lynn Greenhough • From the Rabbi's Desk • Tags: looking back, rosh hashanah, selichot, zachor, zoom •
Hello dear Kolot Mayim friends, We will be Zooming all Rosh Hashanah services – please join us to see all the wonderful faces of our Kolot Mayim membership. The really wonderful part of Zoom is we see each other face-on, and not just the back of many heads.
Preparing for the High Holy Days
September 8, 2020 by Rabbi Lynn Greenhough • From the Rabbi's Desk • Tags: high holy days, reform judaism, rosh hashanah, victoria bc, yom kippur •
Hello dear Kolot Mayim friends, The days are getting shorter, the time to prepare for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is getting shorter. Rosh Hashanah is approaching so very quickly. I am rehearsing and planning, charting and listening and trying to make our services feel haimisch even as they will feel very different this year.
Ki Tavo
August 31, 2020 by Rabbi Lynn Greenhough • From the Rabbi's Desk • Tags: ki tavo •
Hello dear Kolot Mayim friends, Another week draws us closer to Rosh Hashanah. This week we explore Ki Tavo – when you come near. Torah is speaking to us about k’lal Yisroel, the Israelite peoples entering the Land, but for us, today, Ki Tavo also carries the extra meaning of approaching our new year. What […]
The Blessing of So Many Days of Celebration
September 29, 2020 by Rabbi Lynn Greenhough • From the Rabbi's Desk • Tags: rosh hashanah, simchat torah, sukkot, yom kippur •
From Rosh Hashanah through Simchat Torah we have the blessing of so many days of celebration – a blessing that can feel never ending some days! We have days of great joy and anticipation – eating favourite foods, dancing, shaking the lulav – and we gather for more somber days, where, for example, on Yizkor […]