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Rabbi Danny's Reflections

This week I have been thinking a lot about crying – tears of joy, tears of grief and tears of confusion. When the outstanding English...

Reflections from Rabbi Danny

Last weekend we enjoyed another wonderful Shabbat service celebrating a simcha in our Edgware Building - the Bat Mitzvah of Alicia...

Reflections from Rabbi Danny

Dear Friends The last few months have been a very challenging time for me and I am pleased to report that I am well on the road to a full...

An Important Message to our Community

Something extraordinary happened on Monday night. All organisms have lifecycles. All communities, including Jewish communities, are a...

Two things as we approach Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur

As we approach Kol Nidrei Night and Yom Kippur, I wanted to share with you two things. The first is a video of my sermon for Rosh...

Ellul Preparation for the High Holydays-Week 2-Cheshbon HaNefesh and How We Speak and Use our Words

Dear Friends As we spoke about last week, we are currently in the Jewish month of Ellul – which means it’s almost Rosh Hashana! In fact,...

Ellul Preparation for the High Holydays - Week 1 - Cheshbon HaNefesh and Repairing our Relationships

Dear Friends We are currently in the Jewish month of Ellul – which means it’s almost Rosh Hashana! In fact, Rosh Hashana is now less than...

Spiritual Comfort

Dear Friends We are currently in a very special period of time in our calendar – the 7 weeks of comfort that fall between the suffering...

The Importance of Acknowledging and Mourning for what We have Lost

On this Saturday night, as Shabbat ends, we transition into a day of mourning and so begins the saddest day of our calendar. This day is...

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