Black History Month D’var Torah
This is a combined version of two separate drash both delivered during Black History Month at Black led services for Kehillah North London on 24th and 30th October 2020 by Michael Lomotey, Ba’al Tefillah. We have talked about Blackness for the whole month and within the Jewish community it has been warming to see BHM embraced with…
Beshallach
Beshallach, 13 Shevat 5776/ 23rd January 2016 This Shabbat has a wonderful name it is called Shabbat Shirah, the Sabbath of song because of the the poetic Shirat HaYam, song of the sea, or rather songs of the sea, sung by Moses and his sister Miriam just after the fantastical escape through a parted sea.…
Ki Thissa
Ki thissa A word on the welcome I have throughout my life always looked forward to the time when I would deliver a D’var Torah and I said to myself, I will research and prepare a full on, hand clapping, fist pounding sermon to inspire and move. As good as if James Brown or Mary…
Naso – with reference to Leonard Nimoy
NASO Numbers 4 Well here we are, Israel and the mixed multitude are now in the wilderness. The tabernacle has been built and in this week’s portion of the Torah, we hear about the sotah, the wayward wife ritual and the nazir. The sotah receives lots of debate such as the argument that in the…
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