Muswell Hill Synagogue
Bo 31 January/1 February 2025 Shabbat begins: 4.33pm Shabbat ends: 5.39pm

Category Archive: Voices from the Hill

  1. Behar 5784

    Comments Off on Behar 5784 By Simon Rouse In the spirit of an academic writing a thesis I must give credit to Sefaria in helping me research this. We now have a general electi… read more
  2. Vayakhel 5784

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    Amanda Bowman, then Vice President of the Board of Deputies, joined the Muswell Hill community for Shabbat, just one day after International W

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  3. Balak 5784

    Comments Off on Balak 5784 By Helena Miller Shabbat Balak – the power of words I am not an animal lover. When our son Arieh was a child, he was desperate for a pet. He nagged for… read more
  4. Chukat 5784

    Comments Off on Chukat 5784 By Marlene BenSimon Lerner Perrashat Hukat marks a transition, a transition from the wilderness to the Promised Land. Some 38 years have elaps… read more
  5. Korach 5784

    Comments Off on Korach 5784 By Neil Cohen This week’s parasha of Korach is also known in some places as the parasha of machloket – strife. It tells the story we know of Korach a… read more
  6. Shemot 5784

    Comments Off on Shemot 5784 By Michael Redstone WHAT’S IN A NAME? This is the second time that I have had the honour of addressing the shul on shabbat. The first time was in 200… read more
  7. Terumah 5784

    Comments Off on Terumah 5784 By Ruth Jampel Shabbat Shalom, and Mazel Tov to Michael and all his family on his second Bar Mitzvah. What a parasha you had all those years ago…I w… read more
  8. Tetzaveh 5784

    Comments Off on Tetzaveh 5784 By Daniel Shaw Shabbat Shalom I should begin by thanking Steven and Neil for organising this series of speakers from amongst our members as we aw… read more
  9. Shabbat Zachor 5784

    Comments Off on Shabbat Zachor 5784 By Andrew Margolis Tonight is Purim. Of the three festivals with the historical formula ‘they tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat’ – Pesach, Chan… read more
  10. Shelach Lecha 5784

    Comments Off on Shelach Lecha 5784 Sermon given by Lawrence Cohen 29th June 2024 This week’s Sedra is Shlach Lechah. It begins by telling us the story of the spies sent by Moses to su… read more