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4 Elul
Rabbi Hillel taught: “What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow. That is the whole Torah; the rest is commentary”– reminding us to treat others with empathy and mutual respect. #highholidays2025 #Elul #mutualRespect #ethics
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3 Elul
The Torah teaches, “Love your neighbour as yourself” (Leviticus 19:18) – a call to care for others with the same compassion as we care for ourselves. #highholidays2025 #Elul #love #empathy
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2 Elul
The Torah teaches that all people are created b’tzelem Elohim – in the Divine image – and therefore deserve dignity and respect. #highholidays2025 #Elul #divineImage #dignity
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1. Elul
Jewish tradition teaches that the month of Elul is a time of soul-searching and reflection to prepare for the awe of the High Holidays (urj.org). #highholidays2025 #Elul #introspection #reflection
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False Prophets and Hard Conversations
Let me tell you about something that happened a few weeks ago. It was late, I was tired, and I was scrolling online. I stumbled upon a video, a short, compelling documentary about South Africa and its political history with Israel and the PLO. It was about a subject I thought I knew, but this…
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From Sun Loungers to Soul Searching
It’s mid-summer. Many of us are still brushing sand from our shoes, planning weekend barbecues, or scrolling through photos of mountains, beaches, and ice creams. The air feels slow, even the synagogue seems to exhale a little in August. And then comes Eikev, this week’s portion, nudging us softly, but persistently, toward reflection. Moses, in Eikev, warns…
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Hope That Starts in the Rubble
Shabbat Chazon and Tisha B’Av This Shabbat is called Shabbat Chazon, the Shabbat of Vision. But it’s not the comforting, inspiring kind of vision we might expect from a sacred day of rest. The vision we receive comes from the prophet Isaiah, and it is raw, disturbing, even bitter: a vision of a people who…
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Parashat Balak: Spiritual audacity
Balak feared what he could not control. He saw the Israelites from afar, numerous, restless, full of stories he didn’t know. And so he did what frightened rulers have often done. He summoned a voice to curse them. He hired Balaam to speak them out of existence. But something extraordinary happened. The prophet who came…
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Progressive Synagogues from Southwest London Joined Pride in London to Celebrate Queer Jewish Visibility
A statement for visibility. Queer Jews and their allies belong at Pride.
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Miriam’s Silence, Our Voice
“Miriam died there and was buried there. The community had no water, and they assembled against Moses and Aaron.” (Numbers 20:1-2)
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