10 February 23
Yitro 2023
Justice
Rabbis’ and Cantor’s Thoughts and Writings
Edgware and Hendon Reform Synagogue (EHRS) is an inclusive, progressive, vibrant and welcoming holy community. Our Judaism combines a love of Jewish tradition with love of community.
25 January 23
Shabbat Va’eira – Mental Health Awareness Shabbat
Rabbi Judith Levitt shared her wisdom in a special Shabbat for the Soul to mark JAMI's Mental Health Awareness Shabbat
22 January 23
Shabbat Vaera – Mental Health Awareness Shabbat
How can community make a difference
07 January 23
Shabbat Vayechi – Embracing all of who we are
What do we want to remember and how do bless our children for the future?
03 January 23
Sermon Vayiggash 2022: The Force does not have charitable status
In a second sermon on the results of the 2021 census and what this means for Jews, Rabbi Mark Goldsmith asks what the definition of a religion is in this country.
02 December 22
Sermon Vayetze 2022: Jews in the UK – more religious than we think we are
As the results of the 2021 UK census are released Rabbi Mark Goldsmith reflects on the results of previous surveys of Jewish attitudes to the religious question and what this means for today.
19 November 22
Shabbat Chayye Sarah – Redemption and Reunion
Can we learn anything by bringing our Torah portion into the 'I'm a Celebrity Get me out of Here' Jungle?
06 November 22
Shabbat Lech Lechah – The stories our names tell
Abraham and Sarah help us consider our own experience as refigees and migrants, and how we should respond today
27 October 22
Sermon Noach 2022: Don’t be scared of giants
The giant task of preserving the earth's environment and reducing our impact on climate change can seem too large to make any impact. What does a little know aspect of the Noah story have to teach us about this, asks Rabbi Mark Goldsmith?
24 October 22
Sermon: Bereshit 2022 – My Kind of Eden
Rabbi Mark Goldsmith asks if the Garden of Eden still exists on earth - and how we could get there.
16 October 22
Sermon: Chol HaMoed Sukkot 2022 – No Plastic Fruit
Rabbi Mark Goldsmith asks how our Sukkah can truly connect us with the natural world and the food insecurity we live with, starting with a story of derring-do in the East End of London.
09 October 22
Sermon: Yom Kippur Yizkor and Neilah 2022 – The Messenger
Rabbi Mark's sermon for Yizkor on Yom Kippur considers the vulnerability of our lives and whether this is a blessing or a curse.