What My Grandmother Taught Me Without Ever Saying It | 10@9 | 2026.05.25

We called my grandmother “Skip,” though her name was Rose Margolin. She was strong - but not in a way that drew attention. She expected a great deal of us, and even more from herself, and that shaped the atmosphere around her more than anything she ever said. On her Yartzeit, I remember her many quiet unrecognized acts of kindness, as well as her concern for our upbringing and proper comportment: sitting up straight, no bottles on the dinner table, don't compliment yourself. My grandfather was very different. More public, more outward. And yet together, they shared a clear sense of what kind of people they wanted to be in our lives - and they lived in a way that made that vision real. Michael Whitman is the senior rabbi of ADATH Congregation in Hampstead, Quebec, and an adjunct professor at McGill University Faculty of Law. ADATH is a modern orthodox synagogue community in suburban Montreal, providing Judaism for the next generation. We take great pleasure in welcoming everyone with a warm smile, while sharing inspiration through prayer, study, and friendship. Rabbi Whitman shares his thoughts and inspirations through online lectures and shiurim, which are available on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5FLcsC6xz5TmkirT1qObkA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adathmichael/ Podcast - Mining the Riches of the Parsha: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/mining-the-riches-of-the-parsha/id1479615142?fbclid=IwAR1c6YygRR6pvAKFvEmMGCcs0Y6hpmK8tXzPinbum8drqw2zLIo7c9SR-jc Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3hWYhCG5GR8zygw4ZNsSmO Please contact Rabbi Whitman ([email protected]) with any questions or feedback, or to receive a daily email, "Study with Rabbi Whitman Today," with current and past insights for that day, video, and audio, all in one short email sent directly to your inbox.