Shabbat Sermons

Below you will find sermons from our Shabbat Services, click here to go back to our Sermons and Publications page. 

For Shabbat Sermons from 2025, click here.

Rabbi Kamila's Sermon - Shabbat Morning 16th November

Rabbi Kamila's Sermon - Shabbat Morning 9th November

Yael Roberts Address - Shabbat Morning 2nd November

Jessie Kolvin's D'var Torah for her Bat Mitzvah - Shabbat Morning, 28th September

Robert Sandler Address - Shabbat Morning, 14th September

Rabbi Benji, reading Rabbi Ariel Friedlander's Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service, 27th July

On Shabbat, 26-27th July, we got a chance to honour and celebrate the memory or Rabbi Friedlander z'l, who served our community for many years. One of Albert's daughter is also a Rabbi and wrote the sermon for the Shabbat Morning Service, which Rabbi Benji read out, as Ariel couldn't be present on the day. 

Rabbi Benji's Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service, 20th July

Emeritus Rabbi Thomas Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service, 12th July

Rabbi Thomas' Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service 6th April

Rabbi Kamila's Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service 24th February

Rabbi Benji's Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service 17th February

Rabbi Kamila's Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service 10th February

Rabbi Kamila's Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service 3rd February

Rabbi Benji's Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service 28th October 

Chair Debra Hauer's words at Shabbat Morning Service 28th October

Rabbi Benji's Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service 14th October 

We know the sound is not very pleasant in the video below, so you can also find the sermon in text format by clicking here.

Rabbi Thomas' words - Shabbat Morning service 14th October 

In addition to Rabbi Benji's sermon, our Emeritus Rabbi Thomas also shared during our Shabbat Morning Service. He spoke about Hope that whilst we live in difficult times we will overcome as we have been here sadly before. The Jewish people and Judaism can and will survive and must have Hope and think of the past too and look to the future.

Senior Warden Dudi Appleton's Address - Shabbat Evening Service 13th October 

Dudi Appleton's Address - Shabbat Morning service, 25th March

Rabbi Benji's Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service, 22nd January

Rabbi Benji's Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service, 15th January

Rabbi Benji's Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service, 8th January

Valery Rees' Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service, 1st January

The connection cut off Valery in the beginning, this is what she said: As today is the first of January, perhaps you are expecting an exhortation to new beginnings or new year resolutions. But I would like to use this time to look at some of the questions raised by [this week’s Torah portions and haftarah].

Rabbi Jackie Tabick's Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service, 27th November 

Diana Clark's Address - Shabbat Morning Service, 20th November

Yael Roberts' Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service, 13th November 

Dudi Appleton's Address - Shabbat Morning Service, 6th November 

Rabbi Benji's Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service, Saturday 18th September

Rabbi Benji's Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service, Saturday 4th September

Rabbi Benji's Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service, Saturday 31st July

Rabbi Benji's Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service, Saturday 24th July

Rabbi Benji's Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service, Saturday 17th July

Rabbi Benji's Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service, Saturday 22nd May

Emeritus Rabbi Thomas' Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service, Saturday 8th May

Rabbi Benji's Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service, Saturday 1st May

Rabbi Benji's Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service, Saturday 27th March. 

Rabbi Benji's Sermon from the Shabbat Morning Service on 30th January. 

Rabbi Benji's Sermon from the Shabbat Morning Service on 16th January. 

Rabbi Benji's Sermon from the Shabbat Morning Service on 9th January. 

Rabbi Benji's Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service, 21st November 2020:

Emeritus Rabbi Thomas' Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service, 14th November 2020:

Rabbi Benji's Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service, 7th November 2020:

Emeritus Rabbi Thomas' Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service, 26th September 2020

Emeritus Rabbi Thomas' Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service 18th 2020:

Rabbi Benji's Sermon - Shabbat Morning Service, 11th July 2020: