Rabbis' Corner

Rabbi Mati's Rosh Hashanah Evening Sermon

I shall never speak to my grandma again - this was the first thought that came to my mind when I heard about her passing a little more...

Rabbi Mati's Rosh Hashanah Morning Sermon

During my year of Rabbinic studies in Jerusalem, I learned the following story found in the Zohar, chief book of Jewish mysticism: On the...

Rabbi Mati's Yom Kippur Morning Sermon

Ashamnu, bagadnu, gazalnu – Whenever I hear this list I feel overwhelmed. I ask myself: could somebody have committed all these deeds in...

Rabbi Mati's Kol Nidre Sermon

On Yom Kippur, the day when we recognise our mortality, let me tell you about a day when I almost died. It happened in my home city,...

Creating Meaning Through Commitment: Rabbi Daniel Levine's Yom Kippur Sermon

We start from a birds eye view looking out into the desert - an endlessly vast expanse of sand and outcrops. Animals scurry across the...