Rabbi Elizabeth Tikvah Sarah Erev Yom Kippur – 8 October 2019 We have arrived at the final long day of the aseret y’mei t’shuvah, the ‘ten days of returning’. It has become commonplace to use the metaphor of journeying. In the context of this most sacred season of the Jewish … Read More
[Sermon] As the decade of peh – ‘the mouth’ – begins
Rabbi Elizabeth Tikvah Sarah Erev Rosh Hashanah – 29 September 2019 As the sun set this evening, the Hebrew year ended – and also a decade came to a close: the 5770s. This evening, a new decade begins with the year 5780. As many of us are aware, the Hebrew … Read More
[Sermon] Let’s start listening to children
Rabbi Elizabeth Tikvah Sarah Rosh Hashanah – 30 September 2019 During the past year, there has been much to cause us dismay – even despair – from the ongoing Brexit shenanigans through our growing awareness of the threat of environmental catastrophe. But there have been signs of hope, too. Hope … Read More