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Rabbi Jeremy Gordon
Jeremy Gordon is Rabbi of New London Synagogue (Masorti)
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While there is some Jewish disagreement on abortion, it is a duty if the mother's life is at risk
Most rabbis realise the importance of protecting the life of a mother
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Why our Masorti shul is streaming services
The rabbi of the New London Synagogue explains why it has turned to technology for the High Holy Days in this Covid-struck year
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Coronavirus looks scary but we’ve seen worse
When it comes to nasty diseases, there is wisdom to be found in Jewish tradition, writes Rabbi Jeremy Gordon
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I was The Prince of Egypt’s rabbi
When the cast of the West End show needed to brush up their Hebrew, help was at hand
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Israel and Other Broken Relationships
We can draw lessons from Rosh Hashanah about our relationship with Israel, says Rabbi Jeremy Gordon in an extract from his book Spiritual Vagabondry and the Making of a Rabbi, Jeremy Gordon. (The article was originally delivered as Rosh Hashanah sermon at the New London Synagogue in 2008)
The latest conversion row could tear us apart
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Why Succot shouldn't leave you out of pocket
While we're encouraged to spend on festival celebrations, the rabbis recognised that there are those who struggle to afford it
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Women reading from the Torah: a dangerous truth
I can't deny couples the ritual they need
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The fruits of shmittah do not only grow on trees
A community-wide campaign will promote the broader social values of the coming sabbatical year
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Why turkey gave some rabbis a headache
The big bird will appear on Thanksgiving tables later this month but its kosher status was not always cut and dried
Struggle to achieve the Olympian ideal
The JC Essay
Why gay sex is not immoral
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'At Ground Zero, it was as if I was looking into hell'
Ten years after 9/11, a British rabbi recalls his attempts to help the injured and bereaved in the hours after the attack
Mark Rothko, Hebrew prophet
A religious spirit fills the paintings of the abstract-expressionist master
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