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Death, Life and Rebirth: The Genius of Leviticus

Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz 29/04/2021 News, Sermon Acharei-mot Kedoshim

Contrary to popular opinion, I’m rather a fan of the Torah’s bête noire middle child.

Fueling the Fire

Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz 22/04/2021 News, Sermon Shemini

I was in my early twenties and visiting a friend in Groningen, a quaint historic city in the northernmost reaches of the Netherlands.

Listen Up– It’s Passover

Secretary 01/04/2021 News, Sermon Shabbat HaGadol

This d’var for Shabbat HaGadol is by Peter Rubenstein. Today is Shabbat HaGadol, the Great Sabbath, the Shabbat before the beginning of Passover. This is the sentence with which I started my Bar Mitzvah speech in 1959. Upon reflecting on this particular day over the past 60+ years, I have been impressed with how important […]

2021 Special Pesach Guide

Secretary 22/03/2021 Bulletin, News

Information on Pesach services and our communal second seder.

Peter Rubenstein– Passover 2021

Secretary 19/03/2021 News, Uncategorized

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Judaism and The Year of the Plague

Secretary 18/03/2021 News, Sermon

Remembering the one year anniversary, or perhaps better put, the ‘yahrtzeit’ of the pandemic calls for solemn reflection.

A People Fearful and Vulnerable

Rabbi Esther Hugenholtz 11/03/2021 News, Sermon

The images are such stark ones that they have become a staple of our culture. The Golden Calf, the shattered tablets, a people oscillating between orgies of elation and crises of despair.