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Kehillat Nashira
Nov 15, 20242 min read
Parashah of the week: Vayera
This year, Rabbi Miriam is one of 5 rabbis and Jewish educators writing the Jewish Chronicle’s parasha column. We’re delighted to share...
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Kehillat Nashira
Nov 15, 20241 min read
Parsha Lech Lecha - video sermon
90 second musings on the week and the parasha on a grey old English afternoon with Hannah Gaventa. Before Avraham was "Avraham Avinu" he...
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Kehillat Nashira
Oct 16, 20241 min read
Succot - video sermon
Sukkot, particularly in these cold climes, has always been about feeling the fragility of the bricks and mortar we usually shelter in....
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Kehillat Nashira
Oct 14, 20246 min read
Death is an opening to life
Rabbi Miriam's Yom Kippur sermon - delivered Saturday 12h October 2024 This week I watched an extraordinary documentary, called “Living...
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Kehillat Nashira
Oct 13, 20246 min read
Here I am, empty of deeds
Rabbi Miriam's Kol Nidrei sermon - delivered Friday 11th October 2024 Hineni, heani mi’m’us Here I am, empty of deeds At a loss to speak...
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Kehillat Nashira
Oct 6, 20249 min read
Rosh Hashana and Seasonality
Rabbi Miriam's Rosh Hashana sermon - delivered Friday 4th October 2024 Chag Sameach. This drasha has a physical anchor. Some baskets of...
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Kehillat Nashira
Sep 26, 20242 min read
Chagim 2024 details - Kehillat Nashira
We are really looking forward to celebrating the Chagim with you all very soon! As you know, we have been exploring long-term venues for...
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Kehillat Nashira
Sep 20, 20241 min read
Parsha Ki Tavo - video sermon
Ki Tavo is the storytelling parasha. In it, we read that a farmer, flushed with pride at their new crops, is to bring the bikkurim, the...
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Kehillat Nashira
Sep 13, 20241 min read
Parsha Ki Teitzei - 60 second video sermon
The Rambam, in his Laws of Repentance, says that Yom Kippur attones for sins between us and God, but that things that go wrong between...
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Kehillat Nashira
Sep 5, 20242 min read
Rabbi Miriam's Elul thoughts
Today is the first day that we blow the shofar in the run-up to Rosh Hashana.
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Kehillat Nashira
Aug 22, 20242 min read
Parsha Ekev - video sermon
All the feels in a field... So much of our lives are dedicated to finding comfort and ease, but the Torah has great wisdom in this week's...
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Kehillat Nashira
Aug 13, 20241 min read
Tisha b'Av thoughts
Click below to watch Rabbi Miriam's thoughts at the end of Tisha b'Av. Are you reading this at the end of Tisha b'Av? Get up! And I don't...
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Kehillat Nashira
Jul 26, 20241 min read
Parsha Pinchas - video sermon
The gap between what is and what should be... that seems to be the stuff of the world right now. But so it ever was as we see in this...
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Kehillat Nashira
Jul 19, 20241 min read
Parsha Balak - video sermon
In couples therapy, a method of bridging divides is to get each individual to articulate the perspective of the other, even using the...
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Kehillat Nashira
Jul 16, 20241 min read
Introducing Hannah Trup - Kehillat Nashira trustee
This week, Hannah Trup joined the Kehillat Nashira trustee body. We are thrilled to have her on board. "We moved to the area two years...
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Kehillat Nashira
Jul 15, 20244 min read
Dvar Torah – Chukat – Moshe striking the rock
Written by Rachel Harris Delivered Shabbat 13th July 2024 Shabbat Shalom The story I read today is a famous one – the Israelites in the...
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Kehillat Nashira
Jul 11, 20241 min read
Chukat - video sermon
Some Torah I learnt from a beloved teacher, Maureen Kendler z"l. The phrase "striking up a conversation" is resonant in this parasha, as...
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Kehillat Nashira
Jul 5, 20242 min read
Rabbi Miriam's Semicha celebrations
Last Sunday, we celebrated Rabbi Miriam receiving her semicha (rabbinic ordination). This historic milestone marks Kehillat Nashira as...
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Kehillat Nashira
Jul 4, 20241 min read
Korach - video sermon
When a Rabbi and Rabbinical student go on holiday they speak about... exactly what you'd expect them to speak about! So great to share...
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