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Shabbos Treasures Week 6 - Preparing for after Shabbos needs. Q) Pesach falls on a Saturday night, is it OK to have the kids sleep Shabbos afternoon so they will be up fresh and bright for Seder? Our Sages forbade any type of effort or preparation during shabbos or yom tov for after in order to preserve the restful character. Just like we shouldn't move many heavy tables and chairs unless for a mi...

Is there a time and place for making a judgement call about others? The Wednesday night group looks at Sarah and Hagar and their approach to judging others and the insights it can give us into how and when we use our judgement.

The question we are looking at in this episode is: There is a sale I want to go to right after shabbat? Can I walk there on Shabbat so I can be there right as Shabbat ends? The prophet's words are a form of "rest" to protect spirit of Shabbos. As its the prophet's speaking it carries weight. In Yeshaya it says "you shall honour the Shabbos in your goings by refraining from pursuing your weekday oc...

We talk with Daniel Agalar, founder of Stories to Inspire about all things inspiration: where he finds inspiration, what to do when we are inspired and what to do when we aren't inspired and some myths around inspiration. This is one episode you don't want to miss!

Is it OK to: 1) ask a Jew who isn't particular about Shabbos to turn off a light? 2) ask a non-Jew to turn your light on? 3) ask a non-Jew to turn your annoying alarm off? 4) ask your non-Jewish cleaner to clean up from Shabbos? 5) ask your non-Jewish cleaner to set up for Saturday night event?  6) plug in your freezer which is full of meat when the plug got knocked out? 7) ask a non-Jew to b...

We will look at these scenarios and see whether it's muktza and your stuck or if there is a way to move?: 1) play in sandpit 2) phone left on a bed 3) crack open a nut with a hammer 4) throw out dirty nappy 5) move fallen sukkah decorations that have fallen in sukkah 6) fresh egg your chicken lays 7) use shabbos table for shabbos day once candlesticks were on it Friday night

What would shabbos look like without rabbinic laws?

This is a bonus episode because it's too good not to share! After the last episode on faith and loyalty, I had to share this amazing, crazy, wild story about a pit, a ferret, a boy and a girl and what it teaches us about the relationship between truth and loyalty. (Lech Lecha)

First part of our new series, Shabbos Treasures - upgrade your shabbat in just 20-30 minutes weekly. Written summary available on request.

Do you even have a goal? Is it good to have a goal? Listen in on our fabulous Wednesday group discuss about goals, having them, why we should or we shouldn't and how we know if our goal is attainable. To join an upcoming Wednesday evening session, in person, over zoom or on Instagram live, message +44-7990-333-946.

This is how you leave your failures behind!!

You know that pit feeling you get in your stomach when you realise you've messed up 🙈 and you wish you could just back up and delete what you just did. Well what if I told you that we actually can delete our mistakes. In this short episode I share how we can delete our mistakes.

Are podcasters allowed to have a favourite!?! 😜 Well this episode with the fabulous Ruchi Koval just may be it! We talk about her vulnerability, her struggle when life threw her curveballs and some incredible tips for the High Holidays. If there is one podcast you're going to listen to before the high holidays this is it!

If you're going to listen to one episode, this is it! I talk to Beatie Deutsch, Israeli National Marathon Champion and elite athlete, who has made waves as an Orthodox mom who races in modest clothing - with a head covering and wearing a skirt. She talks about how dressing modestly may slow her timing down and why she chooses to race in modest clothing even though her timing is so important - afte...

I was talking with a friend about social media and how it can so quickly fill us with self-doubt. Interestingly enough, the bowing that we do during prayers can help us out here. What? How? Listen to find out! (Zokef kefufim)

A very timely episode this week. We hear an inspiring story of a prisoner in Siberia and a butterfly in a cocoon and we look at what it means to be free. Physically and emotionally. What does freedom mean to you?

I was watching the excitement as England won the semi-finals last night and the hope that filled social media that they win the Euro Championship. It would be the first time since 1966 that England has won!! It got me thinking about how it relates to the time of year we are currently in, a time of year that's usually quite difficult to relate to. This episode is sponsored for the merit of Eliezer...

I saw a quote on Instagram 'Successful people know the difference between tired and lazy' and it got me thinking... Is it true? Do we really know the difference between when we are procrastinating between tiredness and laziness? Or when we are actually thinking things through properly and when we are overthinking things? How well do we actually know ourselves and what is the antidote?

A fascinating story of a homeless person who chose to wear a suit leads us into a look at clothing... Why can animals walk around naked but for humans it's not quite so acceptable? What does our clothing teach us?  This episode has been sponsored by Abe & Co Coffee, which was created by Guy Levine to bring the best in artisan coffee to Coffee lovers around the UK. After being a coffee lover himsel...

Does G-d actually care about the details? What difference do the little things even make? And what should our relationship with G-d be based on? Love? Fear? What is fear of G-d anyway and is it a good thing? Join the Wednesday evening group for a fascinating look at these topics!

In this third episode of the 3 types of relationships we need in our lives, we look at our relationship with those who have less life experience than us, whether they are students, children or others that we can teach, why it's so important to have those relationships and how they can prompt us to be our best self. 

If you ever thought prayers were archaic and out of touch you gotta listen to this one!! Ingrid was a 37 mum of 2 who was given the devastating news that she would lose her sight... In this episode of the morning mindfulness series we look at the blessing for sight and we go deeper to gain clarity (pun intended!)

Our emotions are fragile!! Use this mindfulness technique to regulate them and to feel deeply that we are enough!!

In this episode, the Wednesday women's discussion group looks at the second leg of the tripod of objectivity: our horizontal relationships. We look at what it takes to be a good friend and what happens when we outgrow a relationship.

A powerful thing to be grateful for! Freedom and the choice to choose again and again!! Challenge yourself to articulate this in the morning and let it carry you through your choices of the day! I'd love to hear how the challenge went for you! (Words are: G-d the source of all blessings, Master of the World, have not made me a slave)