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An Australian rabbi spent time travelling Saskatchewan to promote Jewish traditions this August.
Rabbi Mendel Super and his colleague Rabbi Eli Citron met with Jews in small centres without a large Jewish community.
Their goal was to “help them keep their Jewish flame burning.”
Super told Gormley about the experience.
He said it was particularly emotional to lay tefillin – a Jewish prayer ceremony – with a man in Melfort.
“It was really meaningful to him. It brought back a lot of strong memories of his childhood,” he said.
“Living out there in Melfort with almost no Jews left… he really doesn’t have the opportunity to do these rituals, (or) just to meet other Jews.”
It wasn’t just Melfort. Super spent time in North Battleford, Prince Albert, and Estevan, just to name a few.
He said his travels gave him an appreciation for the people of this province.
“The people are so authentic and genuine. If you need help, everyone is willing to help. You can ask anyone on the street anything, and people are just going to show you around,” he recalled.
He finished by giving Gormley a taste of the next major Jewish celebration. He played the shofar, an ancient horn instrument used in the Jewish New Year ceremony.