Parashat Re’eh: We should preoccupy ourselves with what is right in front of us
Our Torah reading for this week is found in the middle section of Moses’ parting sermons to the Israelites before his death and their entry into Canaan. In the opening…
Rabbi Adrian Michael Schell
Proudly Jewish - Proudly Progressive
Rabbi Adrian Michael Schell
Proudly Jewish - Proudly Progressive
Wonderful Women
Tuesday night I was invited as a panel guest speaker at a “Wonderful Women” event, held at Great Park Shul. The objective of the event was to screen the movie…
Parashat Ekev
Deuteronomy 7.12 – 11.25 Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14-51:3 Parashat Ekev continues the speeches of Moses to the Israelites. He tells them, if they maintain their covenant with God by observing all the…
May Shira’s memory be for a blessing
This past week has been a dark one in Israel. We are all mourning the innocent children murdered in the name of baseless hatred. There is no justification to any…
Bet David condemns the acts of unjustified violence and hatred in Jerusalem.
Comfort. Comfort and There is No Comfort In the course of the last few hours two hate crimes have taken place in Israel, our Jewish Homeland. In the first, a…
Who‘s afraid of Reform Judaism?
by Rabbi Gilad Kariv Rabbi Gilad Kariv is the Executive Director of the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism The US Supreme Court decision to compel all 50 states…
Parashat Va’etchanan
Moses looks at the Promised Land by the banks of the river Jordan, and continues his final speech to the Israelites before he dies. He pleads with God to allow…
Tischa beAw: Nähe zu Gott – auch ohne Tempel
Tischa beAw – Ein zentrales Heiligtum ist für den Bund mit dem Ewigen nicht nötig. Wir können ihm an jedem Ort der Welt begegnen … Mein Artikel in der Jüdischen…
Parashat Mattot Masei: We cannot feign ignorance to these humanitarian crises.
The obligation to protect human life, stands at the centre of our tradition. Derived from a verse in Leviticus which reads, “Neither shall you stand by the blood of your…
After a baby’s death we must be able to mourn
PLEASE join us in an effort to clean the children’s section at West Park Cemetery on August 23 at 10.00. Since ancient times, it has been the custom to mark the grave…