Rabbi Pete’s Purim broadcasts on Radio Scotland

Rabbi Pete was expounding on Purim last weekend on BBC Radio Scotland, not once but twice! Links below. Thought for the Day on Good Morning Scotland, 3 March https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001jk0p Thought for the Day begins at 1:22:17 into the broadcastavailable until 31 March Interview on Sunday Morning with Tony Kearney, 5 …

GRS Communal Seder 5782

We were delighted to be able to come together in person for a Second Night Seder – the first time since 2019! An understandably smaller crowd than previous years, which made for a more intimate setting. Fiona and Howard Brodie once again led us through our departure from Egypt towards …

GRS Purim 5782

We had a suitably lively Erev Purim Megillah reading and party on 16 March. The rattling and booing were very spirited and, as you can see, there were lots of great costumes! Thanks to all who gave of their time to make sure that fun was had by all.

GRS Purim 5781

On 25 February GRS celebrated the Festival of Purim with an online reading of the Megillah. 19 congregants shared the communal reading of the Book of Esther, with the accompaniment of silly hats, wigs, home baked hamentaschen, Purim songs, and plenty of noise, of course!