23 April 2026 – 6 Iyyar 5786 | Communities, Festivals, Israel, News
Sha’arei Tsedek North London Reform Synagogue, The Liberal Synagogue Elstree, Radlett Reform Synagogue and Southgate Progressive Synagogue came together for a special evening marking 78 years since the Declaration of the State of Israel’s independence in 1948. Hosted...
5 February 2026 – 18 Shevat 5786 | Thought
When people I meet find out that I’m a rabbi, they will sometimes say, “Sorry, rabbi, I’m not a believer,” thinking, I suppose, that the statement lets them off the hook for being involved in Jewish life. But (like most things Jewish) it’s not so easy. My Christian...
19 November 2025 – 28 Heshvan 5786 | Torah Commentary
We’ve already had reason to ask some pointed questions about Isaac. Although choosing a wife in biblical times was often a business deal arranged by one’s family, when his father Abraham sends a servant to find him a wife, the narrative presents Isaac as a passive...
