Simon Rocker, from The Jewish Chronicle, this week focused on Miriam Lorie's Semicha (rabbinic ordination). He describes the graduation...

Our very own, Miriam Lorie, set to become Rabbi Lorie when she receives semicha in New York in just a few days time. This has been...

I’d like to tell you about Benny and Jack, two men in their 80s who I’ve got to know through my hospital chaplaincy. Benny is an orthodox...

The window for collecting Certificate of Religious Practice (CRP) points for admission into Jewish schools opened on 5th April 2024. If...

Purim this year is different. Our last festival together was Simchat Torah, which, like Purim, is supposed to be celebrated with...

My name is Margaret, and it is an honour to be invited to be with you this evening. I’m here to share the story of my grandmother, one of...

Written by Miriam Lorie Tu b’Shvat is coming! In the depths of the British winter it always feels counter-intuitive to celebrate trees...

We are honoured to have been part of the minyan since the very beginning. We come along to that first meeting, where we all sat in a...

"It was so special to be in the school where we meet for Shabbat services, and the kids were thrilled to hear about the secret weekend...

When did the world first lose its light? How did this give rise to Judaism’s most primordial holiday? And what does it teach us about...

To the very dear Kehillat Nashira community, I’m writing from Riverdale, New York, from a gathering of my Yeshiva. It’s very good to be...

Last week I had the good fortune to be in New York for the graduation of my 4th year colleagues - 6 newly minted women Rabbis! The...