Posts by Shalom Morris
156 posts
The tangible heritage of the S&P contributes so much to what we think of when we think about our the Western Sephardim and its traditions. Here is this week’s lecture.
Learn more about the S&P community's beloved customs in this new video
How did Jews end up in London, Amsterdam and elsewhere in Western Europe? This video from Rabbi Morris has the answer!
Hi Everyone, you may be aware that London's Society of Heshaim has recently brought out new versions of both Shabbat and Weekday prayer books. As a result, we are making room for them at Bevis Marks Synagogue and would like to find new homes for some of our Gaster Daily and Occasional books. If you know of any communities that would appreciate this, please have them reach out to me at rabbimorris@...
New online series 'The History of the Western Sephardim'.
This week London's Bevis Marks Synagogue turns 324 years old! Please enjoy my latest video on the customs of Bevis Marks Synagogue and the wider S&P - this one about the upcoming consecration Shabbat! [https://youtu.be/7gyKLpMepu8](https://youtu.be/7gyKLpMepu8)
This week London's Bevis Marks Synagogue turns 324 years old! Please enjoy my latest video on the customs of Bevis Marks Synagogue and the wider S&P - this one about the upcoming consecration Shabbat! [https://youtu.be/7gyKLpMepu8](https://youtu.be/7gyKLpMepu8)
You can now watch the fifth and final instalment of my Montefiore Heritage series. [https://youtu.be/lUEltxBcvD0](https://youtu.be/lUEltxBcvD0)
The next instalment of my video series about Montefiore’s heritage sites is now available. [https://youtu.be/KeVqAzwKpYk](https://youtu.be/KeVqAzwKpYk)
Enjoy the newest video in my on-location Montefiore heritage series.
Those who would like to learn more about the heritage sites of Sir Moses Montefiore, can now watch the next instalment in my series - this one on location where Montefiore’s country house in Ramsgate once stood - where some physical remnants still remain! [https://youtu.be/oZ44vBWPSQE](https://youtu.be/oZ44vBWPSQE)
Who really wrote the Balfour Declaration? Find out in the final episode of 'Sephardi Zionism' [https://youtu.be/tp7XjYqixYc](https://youtu.be/tp7XjYqixYc)
Sir Moses Montefiore of Bevis Marks Synagogue helped to transform how world Jewry thought about the feasibility of Jewish life in the Holy Land. Learn more about his impact in the latest episode of 'Sephardi Zionism' by Rabbi Shalom Morris [https://youtu.be/pc0Wuz4l9ig](https://youtu.be/pc0Wuz4l9ig)
You can now watch the second installment of my new series ‘Sephardi Zionism’. This video focuses on Israel and Jewish Mysticism
A new series on Israel and Sephardi Jewry
Please object and help save Bevis Marks Synagogue! We only have until 15 May.
Wishing everyone a very happy Purim. Please enjoy this new video about the Megillah traditions and collection in Bevis Marks Synagogue
Wishing everyone a very happy Purim. Please enjoy this new video about the Megillah traditions and collection in Bevis Marks Synagogue
Hi All, for those not already familiar, I run a YouTube channel to share Western Sephardi history and traditions with a broader audience. I’m the rabbi of London’s Spanish & Portuguese synagogue Bevis Marks. Here is a link to the trailer if you’d like to watch and subscribe.
Hi All, for those not already familiar, I run a YouTube channel to share Western Sephardi history and traditions with a broader audience. I’m the rabbi of London’s Spanish & Portuguese synagogue Bevis Marks. Here is a link to the trailer if you’d like to watch and subscribe.
Maintaining the minhag isn't always a simple task. Kaddish is a case in point as I elaborate here.
Maintaining the minhag isn't always a simple task. Kaddish is a case in point as I elaborate here.
The Bevis Marks Synagogue 'Goat Shofar' as seen and heard for the first time in generations this Rosh Hashanah! Tizku L'Shanim Rabot!