Rabbi Rene’s New Year Greetings
Our Rabbi’s message to the community for the New Year 5781 Dear members, dear friends,…
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Reflections from Rabbi René – Troubling Texts
Parasha Shoftim Our Torah portion, Shoftim, opens with the institution of judges and scribes, whose…
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Retelling the past: Rabbi René’s weekly sermon
A few weeks ago, I discussed with you the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder by…
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Masks and Moses – Rabbi René’s weekly sermon: Parasha Va’etchanan
Train carriages Last week, for the first time in months, I had to go to…
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What unites us – Rabbi René’s Shabbat morning sermon
Parasha Korach: 20 June 2020 / 28 Sivan 5780 On Shabbat morning, Rabbi René Pfertzel…
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Reflections from Rabbi René – a more compassionate world
We did what we had to do A trainer from Wimbledon, Patrice Hutchinson, went on…
Read MoreReflections from Rabbi René – Seeing each other in God’s image
How does a society deal with minorities? The death of George Floyd last week, killed…
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We are being tried. We are being tested
Rabbi René’s sermon – Shabbat morning service: Liberal Judaism’s Biennial at Home 2020 On the…
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Reflections from Rabbi René – Lessons from these times
The world is going to be different Forbidden relationships in the Torah are first described…
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Reflections from Rabbi René – Parashat Tazria
We do not control everything Tzara’at is the name of a rather gross skin disease,…
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