Adam Stein
@adamrabbi.bsky.social
Rabbi in Vancouver Canada. Father, husband. Mac/iOS geek. Former(?) runner. Newspaper reader. Australian Canadian American. He/him.
First snow in Vancouver
February 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
First snow in Vancouver
Behind the Chaotic Attempt to Freeze Federal Assistance - The New Yorker
Harrowing description by Atul Gawande
Harrowing description by Atul Gawande
January 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Behind the Chaotic Attempt to Freeze Federal Assistance - The New Yorker
Harrowing description by Atul Gawande
Harrowing description by Atul Gawande
Day off. Peppermint mocha at comma cafe in #vancouver
Doing some work on iPad but maybe not all work … it is my day off after all!
Doing some work on iPad but maybe not all work … it is my day off after all!
January 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Day off. Peppermint mocha at comma cafe in #vancouver
Doing some work on iPad but maybe not all work … it is my day off after all!
Doing some work on iPad but maybe not all work … it is my day off after all!
Fascinating verse: There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD heeded the voice of a man, for the LORD fought for Israel.
Joshua 10:14
Esv
#tanakhyomi
Joshua 10:14
Esv
#tanakhyomi
October 31, 2024 at 5:22 AM
Fascinating verse: There has been no day like it before or since, when the LORD heeded the voice of a man, for the LORD fought for Israel.
Joshua 10:14
Esv
#tanakhyomi
Joshua 10:14
Esv
#tanakhyomi
OK I started ##tanakhyomi on Friday evening with my family (partner and two boys) - we read Joshua ch 1-3 together… it's was lovely! …
October 28, 2024 at 2:47 PM
OK I started ##tanakhyomi on Friday evening with my family (partner and two boys) - we read Joshua ch 1-3 together… it's was lovely! …
Getting ready for #roshhashanah
And also #tanakhyomi starting on #simchattorah
Stay tuned - we’ll study a few chapters a day!
And also #tanakhyomi starting on #simchattorah
Stay tuned - we’ll study a few chapters a day!
October 2, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Getting ready for #roshhashanah
And also #tanakhyomi starting on #simchattorah
Stay tuned - we’ll study a few chapters a day!
And also #tanakhyomi starting on #simchattorah
Stay tuned - we’ll study a few chapters a day!
Watching the Olympics....My son (age 8) just said "who's Snoop Dogg?"
July 29, 2024 at 2:21 AM
Watching the Olympics....My son (age 8) just said "who's Snoop Dogg?"
99 psalms in 99 days. Starting today with ps 51 #99PsalmsIn99Days #Psalm51
Sitting at rockitcoffee in Whistler bc
Sitting at rockitcoffee in Whistler bc
July 18, 2024 at 5:10 PM
99 psalms in 99 days. Starting today with ps 51 #99PsalmsIn99Days #Psalm51
Sitting at rockitcoffee in Whistler bc
Sitting at rockitcoffee in Whistler bc
Studying a bit of #tanakhyomi at #starbucks on my day off this morning…. Americano for here please.
Forgot about taking some to basketball practice by 7:30am until he walked in our room at 7:20!
Forgot about taking some to basketball practice by 7:30am until he walked in our room at 7:20!
February 7, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Studying a bit of #tanakhyomi at #starbucks on my day off this morning…. Americano for here please.
Forgot about taking some to basketball practice by 7:30am until he walked in our room at 7:20!
Forgot about taking some to basketball practice by 7:30am until he walked in our room at 7:20!
this is a powerful statement about the tragic killing in chicago recently: jewishpublicaffairs.org/news/the-jew...
October 18, 2023 at 5:32 PM
this is a powerful statement about the tragic killing in chicago recently: jewishpublicaffairs.org/news/the-jew...
US rabbinical students, in Israel for the year, weigh whether to stay and how to help - Jewish Telegraphic Agency https://www.jta.org/2023/10/09/israel/us-rabbinical-students-in-israel-for-the-year-weigh-whether-to-stay-and-how-to-help
Memories of one of the years I spent in Israel (2001-2002)
Memories of one of the years I spent in Israel (2001-2002)
October 10, 2023 at 7:57 AM
US rabbinical students, in Israel for the year, weigh whether to stay and how to help - Jewish Telegraphic Agency https://www.jta.org/2023/10/09/israel/us-rabbinical-students-in-israel-for-the-year-weigh-whether-to-stay-and-how-to-help
Memories of one of the years I spent in Israel (2001-2002)
Memories of one of the years I spent in Israel (2001-2002)
Good post by Jay Michaelson
"This is a war extremists want. The hopelessness feeds their narrative that there can be no peace, that strength is the only way to security, that the other side (whichever side that is) has no respect for life. As one rabbi put it, this situation is terrible for everyone except terrible people."
Your Jewish Friends are Not Okay Right Now
Why this round of violence in Israel/Palestine is different.
jaymichaelson.substack.com
October 9, 2023 at 11:44 PM
Good post by Jay Michaelson
Reposted by Adam Stein
They're already going after public libraries. My library is joint use, both public and college, and I'm counting the days until they come after us as well. I'm ordering transgressive books as fast as I can, but there's only so much I can do.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been quietly closing down school libraries, often in the poorest neighborhoods, after replacing elected school officials with people he’s appointed.
A paywall-free “gift” from my subscription:
A paywall-free “gift” from my subscription:
Texas Revamps Houston Schools, Closing Libraries and Angering Parents
As part of a state takeover plan, libraries in underperforming schools are becoming spaces for disruptive students to watch lessons on computers.
www.nytimes.com
August 13, 2023 at 2:31 PM
They're already going after public libraries. My library is joint use, both public and college, and I'm counting the days until they come after us as well. I'm ordering transgressive books as fast as I can, but there's only so much I can do.
Intense morning of visiting at hospital... Sad moments and some happy and beautiful ones as well.
August 8, 2023 at 6:38 PM
Intense morning of visiting at hospital... Sad moments and some happy and beautiful ones as well.