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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Comments Off on Shelach Lecha 5784Sermon 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
Comments Off on Beshalach I am connected to the sedra of Bashalach not through a birthday or an important life event but through a film: Cecile Demille’s “The Ten Commandm… read more
Comments Off on Vayetze Vayetze, the 7th sedra in Bereshit, covers a timespan of 20 years and many familiar themes in the development of the Jewish family: love, decept… read more
Comments Off on Toldot Two nations waged war in Rivka’s womb
Try as she might, it was not under stood
Rivka asked of HaShem, what can this mean
The answer, &… read more
Comments Off on Vayera In this Parshah we read the account of Isaac’s birth, the destruction of Sodom & Gomorrah, the story of Lot, Hagar’s exile and the Akeida “Th… read more