by Rene Pfertzel | Sep 5, 2026 | Divrei Torah
Parashat Nitzavim – Vayelekh Maidenhead Synagogue – 5 September 2026 / 23 Elul 5786 September is usually the time of the year when we make choices. Which school to attend, which leisure activities to undertake, and how we organise our working life and balance it with...
by Rene Pfertzel | Jul 24, 2026 | Divrei Torah
Maidenhead Synagogue – Erev Shabbat Va-etchannan – 24 July 2026 / 11 Av 5786 Twice a day, evening and morning, we say these words that come from our Torah portion: שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ יְיָ אֶחָד – Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheynu, Adonai Echad...
by Rene Pfertzel | Jun 14, 2026 | Divrei Torah
Maidenhead Synagogue – 13 June 2026 / 28 Sivan 5786 Parashat Korach How Do We Get Out of a Difficult Situation? Occasionally, we are stuck in a cycle of resentment. Parashat Korach, which we read last Shabbat, offers some fascinating insights to find a way out....
by Rene Pfertzel | Jun 11, 2026 | Blog, Miscellaneous
A meditation on choices and why sometimes we resist changes. Most of us know the experience of standing in front of a door we have not yet opened. It is a job that stopped making sense to us years ago, a habit we have outgrown, a place we know too well, and a...
by Rene Pfertzel | May 15, 2026 | Divrei Torah
Maidenhead Synagogue Parashat Bamidbar – 16 May 2026 / 29 Iyyar 5786 The book we begin this morning sits in an interesting place in our biblical library. For over a hundred and fifty years, biblical scholars have noticed that the Torah – the five first books of...
