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This Springtime, This War

Sticky PostOn March 5, 2026

I don’t understand. The world is so beautiful. The world is so full of horrors. Life is so precious, so treasured. Life is so cheap, so brutalised. I can’t be the only person who struggles, uncomprehending, with these contradictions. Here’s a glimpse into our gorgeous garden: rhododendrons I’ve loved since childhood in Scotland, when I put the fallen trumpet

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Two Reasons Why I am Passionate About Masorti Judaism

Sticky PostOn February 27, 2026

The Installation in Oldenburg Last Sunday I was privileged to officiate alongside Rabbi Bea Weiler at the installation of two outstanding rabbis, Rabbi Levi Ufferfilge and Rabbi Netanel Olhoeft, in Oldenburg, North Germany, where once Samson Raphael Hirsch wrote his famous Nineteen Letters, encouraging in the warmest of terms return to Jewish practice. This open-hearted community, which covers 9,000

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4 Years Since the Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine by Russia

Sticky PostOn February 24, 2026

It is hard to comprehend that it is four whole years since the brutal attack by Russia on Ukraine. I remember visiting Kyiv and a town near Bucha in 2024, and learning from witnesses of the horrors perpetrated there. I recall many visits to the Ukrainian Cathedral and Welcome Centre in London, including the formal opening by King Charles

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