New Stoke Newington Shul

29/05/2026

In this week’s parasha, Naso, the longest Torah portion in the annual cycle, we read about the case of someone who wrongs his fellow human being, though the language of the Torah is rather vague about exactly what the wrong is. Read more here: https://masorti.org.uk/articles/nasso/

Shabbat Shalom - look forward to seeing you in Shul tomorrow.

01/05/2026

Last Shabbat in Kedoshim we read from ‘the Holiness Code’, where we are given instruction to bring holiness into every aspect of our lives, both ritual and ethical. The theme continues in this week’s portion, Emor, where the focus is on the kohanim, the priests, who are set apart from the rest of the community somehow to achieve a higher level of holiness, and as such have certain extra privileges and responsibilities.

Read more here: https://masorti.org.uk/articles/emor-2/

24/04/2026

Shabbat Shalom from all of us at New Stoke Newington Shul. We look forward to seeing you in Shul tomorrow morning.

23/04/2026

In this week’s double sedra, Acharei Mot – Kedoshim, we learn that it is forbidden to eat blood, the key factor, together with the prohibition against causing suffering to animals, behind the laws of shechitah.

You can read the thoughts of Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg here: https://masorti.org.uk/articles/acharei-mot-kedoshim/

20/04/2026

On our Soundcloud channel, you can learn our tunes and become inspired by their spirit. Go to https://soundcloud.com/stokeyshul for more.

19/04/2026

27/10/2025

Join us on Saturday November 15th with our friends from Solutions Not Sides to hear from Hamze Awawde, one of the most public Palestinian peace activists and Israeli peacebuilder Yonatan Zeigen, whose mother, Vivian Silver, was murdered on October 7th as together we discuss the way forward to peace after our Shabbat morning service.