HaMizrachi Weekly
January 21, 2019
Published by Rabbi Andrew Shaw at January 21, 2019
Sometimes I struggle with what to write about for Machshavot. This week the opposite is true – there is so much about which to write! We […]
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January 11, 2019
Published by Rabbi Andrew Shaw at January 11, 2019
This Shabbat has been designated ‘Head On – Mental Health awareness Shabbat’ in partnership with Jami. As it said on their website jamiuk.org ‘Head On aims […]
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January 4, 2019
Published by Rabbi Andrew Shaw at January 4, 2019
It is back to work, school and all things normal after a short break and once again I am confronted by a quite wonderful yet strangely […]
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December 21, 2018
Published by Rabbi Andrew Shaw at December 21, 2018
We are encouraged to have ‘five-a-day’, of course this is to encourage the consumption of at least five portions of fruit and vegetables for our physical […]
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December 14, 2018
Published by Rabbi Andrew Shaw at December 14, 2018
On Thursday, following the horrendous terrorist attack in Ofra last Sunday where a young mother lost her baby, two soldiers; Sgt Yosef Cohen and Staff Sgt […]
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November 30, 2018
Published by Rabbi Andrew Shaw at November 30, 2018
‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness. It was […]
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November 23, 2018
Published by Rabbi Andrew Shaw at November 23, 2018
I went back to the future this week. This time 25 years ago, I was elected as the National Education Coordinator of UJS, it was a […]
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November 16, 2018
Published by Rabbi Andrew Shaw at November 16, 2018
They say a week is a long time in politics, nowadays it is down to a few hours! Who knows, between the time I write this […]
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November 9, 2018
Published by Rabbi Andrew Shaw at November 9, 2018
Two brothers. A story we have heard since we were very young. Yaacov and Eisav, two brothers, two nations, two world views. On a basic level […]
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November 7, 2018
Published by Rabbi Andrew Shaw at November 7, 2018
I had a wonderful experience this week, well almost 100% wonderful. I was invited by a friend to come speak at their school, a regular primary […]
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November 2, 2018
Published by Rabbi Andrew Shaw at November 2, 2018
It was one of those moments. Where were you when you heard of the shooting in Pittsburgh? I was picking up my son at a friend’s […]
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October 26, 2018
Published by Rabbi Andrew Shaw at October 26, 2018
As part of my work within the United Synagogue (for those who don’t know I run a fortnightly minyan in Edgware United) I was require to […]
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