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Apr 10, 2023
Omer - day five
We are in the process of counting the Omer – the period between Pesach and Shavuot which is – apart from the thirty third day – one of...
Apr 10, 2023
Omer - the fourth day
From the Illuminated Haggadah, edited with commentary by Rabbi Michael Shire.
Apr 10, 2023
Omer - the third day
COUNTING THE OMER After 50 years of preaching Pesach sermons I thought I had covered all possible themes at least once unless I...
Apr 10, 2023
Omer - the second day
One of my favourite pieces in the Mishnah comes in the Tractate Bikkurim, the ''First Fruits'', which relates to the ringing of the...
Apr 10, 2023
Omer - the first day
''And the Eternal said to Moses: 'Say to the people of Israel: When you come into the land which I give you and reap its harvest, you...
Dec 26, 2022
CHANUKAH : After the light
Light in Darkness. 2 We speak of 'dark deeds', we speak of the 'darkness' in the souls of those who commit them. How can we bring light...
Dec 25, 2022
CHANUKAH : DAY 8
Up there, on a shelf, a chanukkiyah, unlit, in a film, signifying that here live Jews. Is it inherited, a mere decorative ancestral...
Dec 24, 2022
CHANUKAH DAY 7
Alternative first stanza of Maoz Tzur The traditional text of the first stanza of Maoz Tzur does not reflect the way I see God and Gods...
Dec 23, 2022
CHANUKAH : DAY 6
One of the first things we learn in Genesis chapter1 is that just because Light has been created does not mean that Darkness is...
Dec 22, 2022
CHANUKAH : DAY 5
The very first action of God is to create light – “y’hi or” and God immediately saw “ki tov”, that it was good (Genesis 1: 3-4). Ever...
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