Vodmaradadha, Rabbi Harris, Dengeli, President of the United Synagogue, President of the Board of Deputies, distinguished guests, it is an honor to be with you.

And to thank your outstanding Rabbi, Rabbi Michael Harris, and your wonderful chair of Hampstead, Michael Harringman,

and all the members of Hampstead Shoe,

for hosting us on this, what the third occasion is it?

Third occasion.

And I cannot imagine a more beautiful setting

for such a powerful experiences lichot.

I want to thank in advance on your behalf

the members of the Shabbardong Choir

who each year lift us to the real spiritual heights.

To Rabbi Lionel Rosenfeld, whose whole idea this was,

he conceived it and turned it into the thing of

beauty it is. To cousin Johnny Tergel, whose lovely singing, pierces the heavens and the heart.

To our young soloist this evening, Natan El Rubin and Gideon Kaplan, to Stephen Levy who conducts the choir and has composed some of its

most beautiful memories.

And to all of you, members of the choir, thank you for lifting us and may I shem bless you.

To everyone who is here, let me first of all say that for a shul service to create a traffic jam in Hampstead at

11.30 at night tells you we've achieved something. I don't know what, but something. And finally,

by way of introduction, let me thank you, Rabbi Harris, for planning that diary out so beautifully.

So I can tell you at 11.30, this time next year, I will stand up as a chief rabbi.

At 12 o'clock, I will sit down as an ordinary Jew.

But in the meantime, at 12 o'clock next year and 12 o'clock I will sit down as an ordinary Jew. But in the meantime, at 12 o'clock next year and 12 o'clock this year,

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