by Shmuel Parzal | May 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Shabbat shalom everyone, As part of our custom to look at the seven parts of God’s Covenant in the run-up to Shavu‛ot, today we are looking at the covenant with Noah. This covenant confirms that all life has been given into the stewardship of humanity; it gives...
by Shmuel Parzal | May 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Shabbat shalom everyone, In the run-up to the Festival of Weeks (Shavu‛ot), on each Sabbath we are looking at each of the 7 parts of the Covenant. This week, we are looking at the Adamic Covenant – the second covenant which God made with the whole of humanity (the...
by Shmuel Parzal | Apr 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
Shabbat shalom everyone, In just over six weeks’ time, we will be observing the Festival of First Fruits, also known as ‘the Festival of Weeks’. In Rabbinic Judaism, it is celebrated as the Giving of the Torah. However, Torah itself says that this took...
by Shmuel Parzal | Apr 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
Shalom my sisters and brothers, There’s one topic I don’t talk that often about, but which is nevertheless an important one for a religious life, and that is mental health. A healthy spirituality and good mental health go together hand in hand. Fundamentalist...
by Shmuel Parzal | Apr 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Shalom everyone, First of all, let me take this opportunity to wish you all a happy Festival of Unleavened Bread! May you enjoy a joyous and happy Passover Seder! Hag Matzot saméach! The story of the Exodus is the foundational birth-story of the nation of Israel. It...
