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A Time to Remember, A Time to Rejoice

2 months ago
This is an emotionally charged moment. For more than seven hundred days, we’ve hoped and prayed for the return of…
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Hospital Chaplaincy: Bringing Comfort and Care to Patients

2 months ago
When in hospital, many patients will be visited by friends, family or people from their community; however, not everyone has…
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You Can’t Outsource Jewish Identity

3 months ago
Almost everything can be outsourced these days. Customer service? There’s a call centre overseas. Accounts? A firm in another time…
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הֶן־עָם כְּלָבִיא יָקוּם – The Nation That Rises Like a Lion

5 months ago
These have been and continue to be challenging days for the entire Jewish people. Another week, when Israel has been…
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Rabbi Plancey Tribute BES@Croxdale

6 months ago
Friends, as I mentioned earlier, as it’s Shabbos, we’re precluded from giving hespedim – eulogies, but I felt that it’s…
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Respect Isn’t Old-Fashioned – It’s Revolutionary!

6 months ago
“Was it something I said?” “Thanks for joining us – it wouldn’t have been the same without you!” Just throwaway…
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Why Jews are some of the most brilliantly illogical people on earth!

7 months ago
We know that the Pesach Seder is all about asking questions, at least four questions, but that pales in comparison…
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Why Going to Shul is Like Going to the Theatre, Only Better!

9 months ago
Political and business leaders descended on Paris this week for the third annual Artificial Intelligence summit with the technology causing…
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A Time to Cry, A Time to Dance

1 year ago
Dear Member, As Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah approaches, it’s clear that this year will be unlike any we’ve experienced…
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Volunteers: Making the magic happen

1 year ago
As I write, we’re making the final preparations for Rosh Hashanah, preparing to mobilise our own army. This unit is…

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