Sukkot, particularly in these cold climes, has always been about feeling the fragility of the bricks and mortar we usually shelter in....

Rabbi Miriam's Yom Kippur sermon - delivered Saturday 12h October 2024 This week I watched an extraordinary documentary, called “Living...

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...

Rabbi Miriam's Rosh Hashana sermon - delivered Friday 4th October 2024 Chag Sameach. This drasha has a physical anchor. Some baskets of...

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...

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...

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...

Today is the first day that we blow the shofar in the run-up to Rosh Hashana.

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...

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...

Tisha b'Av with Kehillat Nashira

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...

In couples therapy, a method of bridging divides is to get each individual to articulate the perspective of the other, even using the...

Written by Rachel Harris Delivered Shabbat 13th July 2024 Shabbat Shalom The story I read today is a famous one – the Israelites in the...

Some Torah I learnt from a beloved teacher, Maureen Kendler z"l. The phrase "striking up a conversation" is resonant in this parasha, as...

Last Sunday, we celebrated Rabbi Miriam receiving her semicha (rabbinic ordination). This historic milestone marks Kehillat Nashira as...

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...

The Future of Kehillat Nashira All donations matched up to £30,000! As we celebrate Rabbi Miriam Lorie receiving semicha we have the...

What should have been a 2-week walk from Egypt to freedom in the Promised Land (I calculated it on Google Maps) turns out to be a 40-year...