Thinking Fast and Slow (Acharei Mot 5779)
If we put together recent discoveries in neuroscience with Midrashic tradition we may be able to shed new light … Read more
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Love Is Not Enough (Acharei-Mot Kedoshim 5778)
The opening chapter of Kedoshim contains two of the most powerful of all commands: to love your neighbour and to … Read more
Judaism’s Three Voices (Acharei-Mot & Kedoshim 5777)
The nineteenth chapter of Vayikra, with which our parsha begins, is one of the supreme statements of the ethics of … Read more
The Courage to Admit Mistakes (Acharei Mot 5776)
Some years ago I was visited by the then American ambassador to the Court of St James, Philip Lader. He … Read more
The Scapegoat: Shame and Guilt (Acharei Mot – Kedoshim 5775)
The strangest and most dramatic element of the service on Yom Kippur, set out in Acharei Mot (Lev. 16:7-22), was … Read more
Acharei Mot (5771) – Holy People, Holy Land
I had been engaged in dialogue for two years with an imam from the Middle East, a gentle and seemingly … Read more
Acharei Mot-Kedoshim (5768) – The Scapegoat
At the heart of the service of the High Priest on the Day of Atonement was a ritual that has … Read more