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...

The desert grumbling intensifies in this week's Parasha, Behaalotecha. It has always astonished me that our memory of a difficult past...

"I've been through the desert on a horse with no name... in the desert, you can't remember your name" Singer, Dewey Bunell, wrote these...

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

Sharing some Torah from my final exam day! Why does our halakhic tradition preserve the individual, dissenting, and rejected opinions? So...

"Proclaim liberty in the land" says this week's parasha, Behar. We need liberty and release more than ever in this hurting world. I'm...

Zoe, it’s finally here! On Monday we’re flying to New York, and a week later, in a beautiful ceremony there surrounded by family and...

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...

One of my favourite mantras when a Torah parasha is challenging is: "the Torah is the first word, not the last word." This week's...

I love the Gemara's idea that "placing a stumbling block before the blind" could look like inciting anger in another - riling them up so...