Rabbi’s Blog
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Parshat Vaetchanan / Shabbat Nachamu – Facing Adversity
August 12, 2022
Dear Friends, This Shabbat is referred to as “Shabbat Nachamu” based on the opening words of the Haftarah we read, “Nachamu nachamu ami” (Isaiah 40:1), words of comfort for the Jewish nation. […]
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Shabbat Chazan/Devarim – Tisha B’Av that falls on Shabbat Primer
August 4, 2022
Dear Friends; Tisha b’Av is a day of national mourning and repentance, on which we recall the destruction of the first and second Temples. Many tragic events have happened on […]
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Parshat Pinchas – Self Control
July 22, 2022
Dear Friends, When relating to struggles, today’s society often downplays the concept of self-control with myriad explanations for why people act or think the way they do. That is not […]
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Parshat Balak – Divine Context
July 15, 2022
Dear Friends, This week NASA released the first breathtaking images from the James Webb space telescope, revealing the most extensive and intensive view of the universe to date. In a […]
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Parshat Chukat – Rock Solid
July 8, 2022
Dear Friends, This week’s Parsha contains the incident of Mei Merivah – Waters of Strife, the tragic end game of the generation of the desert. Moshe Rabbenu is told he […]
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Parshat Korach – Rights & Privileges
July 1, 2022
Dear Friends, Canada day inspired me to reflect on my upbringing growing up in London, UK. As a young boy in primary school, our history classes naturally revolved around British […]