My Induction at Bevis Marks Synagogue
I’m pleased to share photos and videos with you from my recent induction at Bevis Marks Synagogue. I celebrated the day together with Rabbi Danny Kada from my sister S&P Sephardi Community Synagogue […]
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Shearith Israel – New York
Shearith Israel is the oldest Jewish congregation in America, founded in 1654. It was there that I first encountered and then became inspired by and engrossed in the history and […]
Rosh Hashanah – Britain, Bevis and the Blitz
This Rosh Hashanah British Jews will simultaneously celebrate a new year while they recall the horrors and heroics of the Blitz. September 15, 2015 is both the 75th anniversary of […]
Colonial Jewish New York
I spent one of my last evenings in NY before moving to London at the location where it all began. In 1730 Congregation Shearith Israel constructed the first ever synagogue in […]
I Am Moving To London!
I’m thrilled to share with you that I’ve accepted an offer to become the rabbi of Bevis Marks Synagogue in London. Bevis Marks is the oldest synagogue in the UK, […]
Castelo de Vide – Portugal
This post will leave you stunned. I’ve returned to Portugal, this time with a group of 40 Jews from Israel and America. One place that we visited that was entirely […]
Vayaqhel-Pekude – Substance and Style
The seeming repetition of the construction of the Mishkan provides us with an opportunity to reflect upon its architecture and what we can learn from it. There were essentially two […]
Sha’are Shalom – Kingston, Jamaica
I finally made it to my first sand-floored Caribbean synagogue! Originally constructed in 1885, and then rebuilt in 1912, Sha’are Shalom delights with an absolutely stunning edifice and sanctuary. It […]
Mickve Israel – Savannah, G.A.
You’ve never seen a synagogue like this! Constructed in 1878, Mickve Israel is the only neo-Gothic style synagogue building in America. It is similar to many other religious buildings in Savannah, though Mickve […]
Beth Elohim – Charleston, S.C.
To visit Charleston today is to step back in time to the period between the American Revolution and the American Civil War. During those years cosmopolitan Charleston was considered ‘America’s […]
Shalom Says Hello 