Shana tova! I stepped out of our Yom Kippur services last night on a real spiritual high. I had found our service moving and up-lifting. I always love Yom Kippur, but each year, as I look around the congregation and see a mix of new and familiar faces, I’m always freshly moved that so many […]
Words from the Rabbi: Shoftim 5779
This summer, thanks to my in-laws looking after our kids, my wife Shoshi and I were able to take a couple of days off and to visit the town of Rye in Sussex. It’s a wonderful little place and very close to the Camber sands beach. In the evening, we took the bus down towards […]
Words from the Rabbi: Matot-Masei 5779
This month I’m trying something new, writing to all the members of New Stoke Newington Shul to share some thoughts about the week and the Torah reading. I plan to send these out roughly once a month – let me know if you have any thoughts or suggestions. “Where we had thought to travel outward, […]