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Jewish Year

“Why and What” or Thoughts on transmission of Liberal Judaism and the question of why be Jewish

This is my Rabbi’s word for the LJS October 2014 Newsletter: Recently I have spent quite some considerable time thinking about the transmission of Liberal Judaism from one generation to the next. Judaism is a Read more…

By rabbinj, 5 years ago September 28, 2014
Interfaith

Address at Interfaith Chanukkah Lighting at the LJS

Last night the LJS hosted 250 people of all faiths and none, including: the local MP, Karen Buck, Westminster City Councillors, representatives of the Israeli Embassy, members of the clergy and congregations from our local community Read more…

By rabbinj, 6 years ago December 3, 2013
Jewish Year

Haggadah Supplement and Enough Food For Everyone IF

I wrote in my weekly message to The LJS community about the campaign ‘Enough Food For Everyone IF’ – which is seeking to do everything possible whilst the UK holds the G8 presidency to bring Read more…

By rabbinj, 7 years ago March 15, 2013
Judaism

Advocating inclusive dialogue & shared responsibility: Yachad and the Zionist Federation

Last Shabbat, we read Ki Tissa (including the golden calf story) and we celebrated the Bat Mitzvah of Lotte – here is my sermon: Lotte, your davar Torah was a tough criticism of Moses and Read more…

By rabbinj, 7 years ago March 7, 2013
Judaism

Kosher Immunity from the Horsemeat Scandal – I don’t think so

This is a cross post from my Thought for the Week for The LJS. Dear Friends, I know I’m not alone in being astonished by the news regarding the amount of horsemeat that has found Read more…

By rabbinj, 7 years ago February 18, 2013
Judaism

Equal Marriage: Liberal Judaism views – before the parliamentary vote

If you’re looking for some opinion pieces about Equal Marriage from Liberal rabbis in advance of the vote tomorrow in parliament: A few pieces from my blog The archbishop, the cardinal and a rabbi: marriage Read more…

By rabbinj, 7 years ago February 4, 2013
Judaism

Dreamers Upon The Rock: A Sermon on Parashat Vayetzei

My (slightly edited) sermon from Shabbat Vayetzei, including a Bar Mitzvah of James: James, your davar torah touched on some really very important issues about dreams. I want you to imagine that you live in Read more…

By rabbinj, 7 years ago November 25, 2012
Jewish Year

Sermon: Remembrance Shabbat and The 74th Anniversary of Kristallnacht

Two weeks ago I took a group of our teenagers, from the Kabbalat Torah class, on a trip to Amsterdam. We took the train from Kings Cross and met beneath the statue called ‘The Meeting Read more…

By rabbinj, 7 years ago November 10, 2012
Jewish Year

Thinking about Homelessness in the lead up to Mitzvah Day

I can remember, as a child, we used to sit down for dinner on Friday night and the topic of conversation would frequently turn to a social justice issue. My parents, with their strong social Read more…

By rabbinj, 7 years ago November 7, 2012
Judaism

Relative and Absolute: Child Poverty

In a rather unfocussed way I’ve been tuning in and out of the discussion unfolding about poverty in the UK. I briefly read the paper produced by the Centre for Social Justice which deals with a Read more…

By rabbinj, 7 years ago June 14, 2012

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