Rabbi Ed Elkin

Rabbi Ed Elkin has served as the spiritual leader of the First Narayever Congregation since 2000. Hailing from Long Island, NY, Rabbi Elkin received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University, and was ordained from the Hebrew Union College in New York in 1990. He served as a rabbi and teacher in Montreal for several years, and as Hillel Director in Chapel Hill, NC, before moving to Toronto. His special interests in the rabbinate include Bible commentaries, and the relationship between religion and state in the contemporary world.

Rabbi Elkin is married to Linda Lipsky, a Montrealer who teaches literature at York University.

Sermons

Yom Kippur 2012/5773
Rosh Hashanah 2012/5773

Yom Kippur 2011/5772
Rosh Hashanah 2011/5772
Kol Nidre Tzedakah Appeal

Other Publications

 Full Faith and Credit: Jewish Views on Debt and Bankruptcy
    From CCAR Journal, Spring 2010, p7-22. Reprinted by kind permission of the editor
"Chosenness"
    From Vixens Disturbing Vineyards: Embarrassment and Embracement of Scriptures Academic Studies Press, 2010. p 496 - 504 

Rabbi Elkin's Study:

217 Lippincott St. Toronto M5S 2P4
Telephone: (416) 487-4200
E-mail: rabbi@narayever.ca