Here, you’ll find thoughts as they come, as they originate from my daily life, or my current inner conversations. They represent my own views, and not the view of my synagogue, or my movement.
Parashat Naso – KLS – 7 June 2025 / 11 Sivan 5785 First, I would like to thank Rabbi Lev for inviting me to his pulpit for this Shabbat, a pulpit I had the privilege to hold for seven years until last summer. Before me, Rabbi Charley, who is here...
Parashat Acharei Mot - Kedoshim - 10 May 2025 / 12 Iyyar 5785 "God spoke to Moses after the death (acharei mot) of the sons of Aaron..." (Lev. 16:1). Our weekly Torah portion begins with these words, "after the death of." There is a life after...
In my synagogue, we held today a Seder for children. I found the retelling of the Exodus to young children very moving, and listening to it through their little eyes and ears was a refreshing experience. We’ve heard it so many times, and yet, each...
Parashat Vayakhel Shabbat Vayakhel – 22 Adar II 5785 – March 21, 2025 The Power of Kehillah: The Beauty of Jewish Community What draws us to belong to a Jewish community? More broadly, why do we feel the need to belong anywhere at all? Each of us...
Rabbi Gilad Kariv is well known in the Progressive Rabbinic world (7th from the right). He is a lawyer, was ordained at the Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem, and he was the former CEO of the Israeli Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism. UK...
Towards a Narrative of Complexity. I spent the last week of February in Israel, where I joined a group of UK Rabbis led by Yachad UK. We visited the Nova Festival site, where 440 kids were slaughtered after a night of partying; spoke with residents...