Rabbis' Corner

Sep 28, 20236 min read

Rabbi Mati's Rosh Hashanah Evening Sermon

I shall never speak to my grandma again - this was the first thought that came to my mind when I heard about her passing a little more...

Sep 28, 20237 min read

Rabbi Mati's Rosh Hashanah Morning Sermon

During my year of Rabbinic studies in Jerusalem, I learned the following story found in the Zohar, chief book of Jewish mysticism: On the...

Sep 28, 20236 min read

Rabbi Mati's Yom Kippur Morning Sermon

Ashamnu, bagadnu, gazalnu – Whenever I hear this list I feel overwhelmed. I ask myself: could somebody have committed all these deeds in...

Sep 28, 20238 min read

Rabbi Mati's Kol Nidre Sermon

On Yom Kippur, the day when we recognise our mortality, let me tell you about a day when I almost died. It happened in my home city,...

Oct 7, 20228 min read

Creating Meaning Through Commitment: Rabbi Daniel Levine's Yom Kippur Sermon

We start from a birds eye view looking out into the desert - an endlessly vast expanse of sand and outcrops. Animals scurry across the...