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Ki Tisa
I was not well this past Shabbat, so many thanks to Tsofit for jumping in and leading the service so adeptly. I have included her d’var – erudite and accessible – thank you, Tsofit! Parashat Ki Tissa: The Trouble with Certainty Parashat Ki Tissa is one of those weeks where the Torah feels like it’s […]
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Well Done, Jack!
Congratulations to Kolot Mayim’s Jack Shalinsky, who, over the weekend was presented with a certificate in recognition of his 17 years of service on the board of Jewish Federation of Victoria and Vancouver Island. Presenting him with the certificate is KM’s Aaron Devor.
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Naso
Shalom Aleichem, Many years ago, one of my students celebrated his Bar Mitzvah with Parashat Naso. I remember his reading of Torah as if it were this morning. M. was called to Torah, and all of us – the rabbi, his parents and me, his teacher and gabbai sheini, leaned in to help as needed […]
Emor
Recently I attended a workshop on the Jewish soul, led by one of our esteemed congregants, Dr. Elior Kinarthy. After Elior provided descriptions of the reality of the soul, he invited us into a guided meditation, a visualization of our soul. My role was primarily that of time-keeper, but I joined the group as we […]
Bamidbar
May 19, 2026
Rabbi Meir says, “Whoever studies Torah for its own sake, merits many things.” What does “for its own sake mean? Generally, to do Torah, to learn from Torah, what it is we are to do. The Sefat Emet teaches: Midrash likens Torah to a wilderness. Torah needs to be as ownerless as a wilderness. In […]