Messages from the Rabbi: Archives

April 2021 – Parshat Acharei Kedoshim

This past week I had the great pleasure of attending two Iftar Dinners. As this month is the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, each evening there are dinners to break…

April 2021 – Parshat Tazria-Metzorah

This past week we had the good fortune of celebrating many wonderful events. Last Friday night we hosted Her Excellency the Consul General of the United Arab Emirates Dr Nariman…

April 2021 – Parshat Shmini

Another year, another Pesach has come and go. The build up to Pesach often feels endless with all the preparations, cleaning and cooking and then BOOM, the 8 days pass…

April 2021 – Pesach

This week we celebrate Shabbat on the seventh day of Passover. This Shabbat is therefore imbued with the additional privilege of being the most integral and important day in the…

March 2021 – Parshat Tzav

This time last year, Passover took place at a time of global upheaval as the effects of the global pandemic became more pronounced. With Synagogues across the globe shut and…

March 2021 – Parshat Vayikrah

This week we begin reading the 3rd book in the Torah, Vayikra. This is perhaps the most technical of all the books in the Torah, with many of the Parshiot…

March 2021 – Parshat Vayak’hel Pekudei

This past week has been full of the usual hustle and bustle of the “after-COVID” period. While we have certainly not fully conquered the virus and globally it continues to…