MY LIVING LAMPPOST

An Open letter to my beloved community. Long ago, when I just started on my way, There was light, I felt Joy, It was a time I called day....

It was Tuesday Dec. 18 2018. A man named Michael was scheduled to meet with me. This would be our first encounter.

What's going on?! Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Sacks o.b.m. would often say. "Most people look at someone and see what they saw. Great people look...

Little smile #1: This happened at the Mission Park Shopping Centre a few days ago. It was another beautiful day delivering Chanukah Gift...

Sunday April 30th 2017. It was in Vernon, BC. At a gathering to remember our people and communities of the past, while praying and...

It just happened a few days ago, 12 Elul 5780, Sept 1 2020! All the way from Kamloops, BC, about a two hour drive each way! Igor, a...

120 fire trucks! 300 personnel! 18 helicopters! 2 Air Tankers! And much more.... Including.....

It was last week, on Friday August 21st. We were doing our regular social distance home visits. Keeping our people connected, positive...

Friday, Feb 1st 2019, in the afternoon, two hours before the commencement of the Holy Shabbos, I jumped into the car with some of our...

Dear Community, As we wish you a warm Shabbat shalom, staying connected and inspired now more than ever, we thought it would be nice to...

In her hands, a piece of art. With great excitement she ran like a hart. “Tatty, wanna see what I just made”? “Absolutely” with great...

We were about to give up. We searched door to door for five hours straight with just no luck! It was about six months after we moved to...

One of our happiest moments in Kelowna is hearing about another Jewish family in town. One day I got a call from Nigel in Toronto. “My...

His dad came over to me during kiddush* and said: "I want to tell you something, Rabbi Shmuly". Here’s the story. It was the first day of...

I can't imagine the pain one must endure upon losing their father at a very young age. Eleanor's grandparents arrived in Edmonton, AB...

For Vadim, staying in Regina, SK just wasn't an option anymore. The industry he works in was very slow and close to nothing back in...

As a Rabbi in a community with a very small and spread out Jewish population, our primary vocation is reaching out and being in touch...

During our discussion, he told me something that shocked me and will remain with me forever. I sat for close to two hours with a...

Not everything is the worst case scenario. Sometimes it might just be the packaging. Let's unwrap! Together! Last week, I received a call...

After the Shabbos meal on Friday night, something beyond me was telling me to walk Dr. Shore home, back to his Hotel. I didn't know why,...