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Over the past few days, the weight of Jewish history and vulnerability has pressed heavily on us once again. In Stamford Hill, Jewish-owned businesses were attacked. In Paris, synagogues were […]
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30th May 2025 – As Shavuot Approaches: A Time to Reconnect and Renew In just a few days, we will celebrate Shavuot—the festival marking the moment when our ancestors stood […]
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23rd May 2025 – We Will Remember Them: Sarah and Yaron This Shabbat, we remember Sarah Milgram and Yaron Lischinsky—two beloved souls who chose peace, compassion, and love. Both were […]
Dvar Torah – 17th May 2025
Sacred Responsibility in a Time of Crisis: This week’s Torah portion, Parashat Emor, offers a detailed description of the festivals and sacred times in the Jewish calendar, but it ends […]
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16th May 2025 – A Community That Dares to Try Back in December 2024, we organised our very first Friday night service. It could have stopped there—but it didn’t. Sixteen people showed […]
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9th May 2025 – Honouring Jewish Heroes of WWII — Reflecting on VE DayYesterday, on VE Day, we paused to remember those who fought and gave their lives for freedom. […]
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2nd May 2025 – This week, we celebrated Yom HaAtzmaut — the 77th birthday of the State of Israel. Over these 77 years, Israel has become one of the most […]
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25th April 2025 – Last week, 36 members of the Board of Deputies wrote a letter to the Financial Times criticising the Israeli government’s response to the ongoing war with Hamas. This […]
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18th April 2025 – Moadim l’simcha. As we approach the final days of Pesach, we celebrate our people’s journey from slavery to freedom — a story that lies at the […]