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Vayetze
November 23, 2020 by Rabbi Lynn Greenhough • From the Rabbi's Desk • Tags: vayetze •
Good morning dear friends. This week we are now under tighter Covid restrictions, in an effort to reduce and flatten the rising numbers of infections here on the Island and across BC. As a result I am changing all my visits to Zoom for the meanwhile. But please let me know if you would like […]
Toldot
November 18, 2020 by Rabbi Lynn Greenhough • From the Rabbi's Desk •
Dear friends, This week we are in Toldot – a word we use for generations – and we learn about the struggles between Jacob and Esau, the sons of Isaac and Rivka. Again, we read of the intimate details of this Abrahamic family; Rivka’s struggle to become pregnant, her difficulties when finally becoming pregnant, the struggles between […]
Chaye Sarah
November 8, 2020 by Rabbi Lynn Greenhough • From the Rabbi's Desk • Tags: chaye sahah •
Dear friends, In memory of: Pnina Benyamini, Ruth Lewis Bloomfield, Sharon Guralnick and Dina Wolfe, all of whom died over this past week. Our condolences to their families. This week we enter into Chaye Sarah – technically we read these words as the life of Sarah, but we quickly realize it is her life as remembered by […]
Vayera
November 2, 2020 by Rabbi Lynn Greenhough • From the Rabbi's Desk • Tags: vayera •
Dear friends, This week, Vayera, we continue to follow Avraham and Sarah as they welcome Yitzhak (“he will laugh”) into their family – their long awaited son. So much happens in this reading, but near the end we read of probably the most inexplicable command in Torah – God tells Abraham to sacrifice his son […]
Lech Lecha
October 26, 2020 by Rabbi Lynn Greenhough • From the Rabbi's Desk • Tags: avram, lech lecha, sarai •
Dear friends, The weeks are flying by, are they not? This week we are following the journey of Avram and Sarai as they leave their homeland to a place “that God will show” them. As someone who grew up here, and still lives here, this story always astounds my heart. I am not sure if […]
Well Done, Jack!
October 26, 2020 by Rabbi Lynn Greenhough • News • Tags: aaron devor, jack shalinsky, jewish federation of victoria and vancouver island, jfvvi •
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.
Noach
October 19, 2020 by Rabbi Lynn Greenhough • From the Rabbi's Desk • Tags: geshem, noach, rainfall •
Dear friends, As I am composing my thoughts, I am listening to the rain, drip, drip, drip. We are so blessed to have rainfall, even as we may need to rearrange ourselves as we try to have outdoor visits. We know that without adequate rain, much vegetation around us will suffer. What is the geshem, the […]
Ruach
October 12, 2020 by Rabbi Lynn Greenhough • From the Rabbi's Desk • Tags: bereshit, neshamah, Rabbi David Zeller, ruach •
Dear friends, What a month plus of celebrations we have had. We have Zoomed around the world and into each other’s homes and hearts. As the wind knocked over the willows from our sukkah on Shabbat, we are reminded that the seasons have shifted. We now change the wording in the Amidah from Moreed ha’tal, a […]
Even in Danger, We Sang
October 5, 2020 by Rabbi Lynn Greenhough • From the Rabbi's Desk • Tags: chazzanut, nusach, rabbi nachman, yomtov •
Dear friends, The announcement page looks very bare after the fullness of this past month with so many announcements about our Yomtov preparations and services! I have heard back from many of you and am so pleased that you enjoyed the array of videos and singing that we included in our Rosh Hashanah and Yom […]
Vayishlach
November 29, 2020 by Rabbi Lynn Greenhough • From the Rabbi's Desk • Tags: vayishlach •
Dear friends This week we continue the Ya’akov saga in our Torah, and we encounter the passage where Ya’akov wrestles all night with a mysterious stranger – finally at daybreak Yaakov receives another name – Israel. When is he called Israel and when Ya’akov? Why does he need a new name? What does it mean […]