RABBI SARAH’S SERMON AT LJS, 19.06.10
As we all know, a few weeks ago there was a General Election, and we now have a new Conservative-Liberal Democrat government, and a new Prime Minister and Deputy Prime.....
60 second sermon BBC Southern Counties, 02.05.10
During the last few weeks the airways have been dominated by the upcoming general election, the competing claims of the different political parties, and, in particular, by the personalities of.....
BHPS 75th Anniversary
Some of those who are gathered here today can remember back to 1935. For those who can't – and that includes me – just try and imagine what life was.....
Remembering That We Were Strangers – Pesach March 2010
‘For you were strangers in the land of Egypt’: How many times does the Torah repeat that phrase? And now we have arrived once again at the season for remembering.....
Building the Mishkan and Creating an Inclusive Community
This week our regular Shabbat morning service has a very special quality as we celebrate the moment that Jacob leaves his childhood behind and becomes Bar Mitzvah. In a profound.....
LIVING AS A JEW IN EVERY PLACE 27 February 2010
I usually write my sermon on a Friday. But BT informed us that we wouldn’t be connected to the internet in our new home until midnight on Thursday – ten.....
06.02 ‘THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGING’ 2nd Feb 2010
This Shabbat we have come together to celebrate both the seventh day of the week and the Bat Mitzvah of Leah Segal. But today is not simply a double celebration. .....
23.01 LESSONS OF THE EXODUS 23 Jan 2010
This Shabbat we are marking the moment when Sam Watling becomes Bar Mitzvah – literally, a ‘Son of the Commandment’ – and so becomes a link in a chain of.....
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A JEW?
We have gathered here today on this winter’s Shabbat morning to celebrate with Jerome and his family as he becomes Bar Mitzvah. Today, Jerome leaves his childhood behind and begins.....