Rabbi Anthony KnopfNov 3, 20202 minPre-Shabbat Project Message from Rabbi KnopfShalom Friends! In a world of much uncertainty and as we begin the Montreal Winter, Congregation Beth Ora and the Beth Ora family continu...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfSep 15, 20205 minRosh Hashanah Message from Rabbi KnopfShalom Friends! So, finally the High Holidays have arrived! Who would have thought when we first went into lockdown all those months ago...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfMay 28, 20201 minShavuot Guidance and VideoShavuot Message from Rabbi Knopf Please see immediately below for some guidance for Shavuot, and see a video message from Rabbi Knopf aft...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfMay 5, 20202 minMessage from Rabbi Knopf - May 5, 2020Shalom Friends! Carly and I send greetings of love and support to all of you at this time. We are all doing our best, each of us struggli...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfApr 27, 20202 minMessage from Rabbi Knopf - Yom HazikaronShalom Friends! I hope that you were able to spend some time last week honouring the memory of those who perished in the Shoah. This week...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfApr 20, 20202 minMessage from Rabbi Knopf - Ruach: Emotional and Spiritual SupportShalom Friends, I hope this email finds you well. My heart is with each of you at this time, especially those who have suffered a bereave...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfApr 1, 20202 minMessage From Rabbi Knopf - April 1, 2020Shalom Friends! I hope and pray that you and your families are well and safe. Physical health is of the utmost importance and I urge each...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfMar 24, 20202 minLetter from Rabbi Knopf - Precautions and Day of PrayerShalom Beth Ora Family, I hope and pray that this email finds you and your loved ones safe and healthy. As you can imagine, we at Beth Or...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfMar 20, 20202 minShabbat Video Message from Rabbi Knopf - March 20, 2020Guidelines for Davening at Home Here are some guidelines for davening in the home, especially over this Shabbat. You may wish to print th...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfMar 17, 20204 minThe Beth Ora Family During COVID-19Shalom Beth Ora Family, During this time of uncertainty when each of us is struggling to come to grips with the current situation, we at ...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfMar 13, 20203 minLetter to the Community in Response to COVID-19Shalom Friends, We are writing this letter in response to the spread of the coronavirus, in Montreal and around the world. In Judaism, ...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfApr 29, 20192 minSpecial Message From Rabbi Knopf in Light of the Recent Terror Attack on the Chabad House in Poway, With deep sadness, I find myself again grappling for words to express the grief that we feel at another horrendous attack against our fel...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfApr 9, 20197 minYour Guide to Pesach‘We are here to make a difference, to mend the fractures of the world, a day at a time, an act at a time’ - Rabbi Jonathan Sacks I love ...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfOct 29, 20184 minA Message from Rabbi Knopf In Light of Last Saturday's Tragic Events at the Tree of Life * Or L&My eyes flow with rivers of tears because of the destruction of my people. — Lamentations 3:48 Dear Friends, I write to you amidst ...
Rabbi Anthony KnopfApr 18, 20181 minSpecial Newsletter - Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha'atzmautShalom Friends! Today and tomorrow mark two very important dates in the Hebrew calendar. Today is Yom Hazikaron on which we honour the ...