On 23rd June 2019, something extraordinary happened in Turkey; something which provides an insight into how each of us might successfully navigate a society which feels more divided and despondent than it has for many years. Increasingly, when faced with…
Our Father, our King. You are judging us today. This is, after all, the Yom HaDin, the Day of Judgment, and You, after all, are the King. But You are also our Father. Please judge us as a father would…
As we approach the new year, we are packed with mixed emotions of solemn and joy. The day of judgement is a day of glorifying Hashem and telling of his royalty and kingship over us which enables us to be…
It’s Rosh Hashanah and that gets you thinking. Many questions pass your mind, what’s with the apple and honey? What’s with the Shofar? Isn’t one day enough to celebrate as a New Year? As the questions start piling in and…
A recent survey by the National Centre for Social Research found that for the first time, more than half of people in the UK (53%) described themselves as having “no religion”. Among those aged between 18 and 25, the proportion…
Many people approach Rosh Hashanah with the mind-set of judgement and fear, after all, this is Yom Hadin[1]. However, what we must remember is that there are two sides to the coin and Rosh Hashanah has a joyful element to…
Sometimes a question is so strong, it is almost unanswerable. “And it shall be when (the Jewish people) encounter many evils and tribulations and this shirah (song) will testify before them as a witness – because it will not be forgotten…
Another year has gone. What have we achieved in that time? Where are we at this stage? What have we done over the last year? Have we used our time appropriately? The Gemoro in Brochos 55b teaches us that if…
As we conclude a year which seems to have been dominated, in no small part, by disunity across the Jewish world, it is increasingly troubling to see some of the vitriol that is now routinely espoused by Jews against one another. It takes no time at…
