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At the Installation of Sarah Mullaly as Archbishop of Canterbury

Sticky PostOn March 27, 2026

It was a wonderful privilege to be invited to attend the installation ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral of the one hundred and sixth Archbishop of Canterbury. As the formalities moved to a close, the Dean invited the congregation to ‘greet our newly installed Archbishop.’ A huge cheer went up, and the applause continued for many minutes. The applause was for

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If Only I Could Do More…Why I’m Running the London Marathon

Sticky PostOn March 20, 2026

May God protect your coming home and going out, now and always. May God protect those we love, and everyone, in these frightening times! I’m training for the London Marathon, trying to build the physical and mental stamina to manage those 26+ miles. I’ll be running for Israel Guide Dogs and for TreeAid. It’s an impossible choice. I wish I could also

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Refugees – written for refugee Shabbat

Sticky PostOn March 13, 2026

In appreciation of the work of Rabbi David Mason and his colleagues at HIAS-JCORE It’s different when it’s around your kitchen table. I come from a family who were refugees, my father at the age of sixteen, my mother at twenty. On both sides, there were others who weren’t so lucky. We hold visceral intergenerational memories of how all

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