The Spirituality of Song (Ha’azinu 5777)
With Ha’azinu we climb to one of the peaks of Jewish spirituality. For a month Moses had taught the people. … Read more
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To Renew our Days (Vayelech 5776)
Image Credit: Yoram Raanan www.yoramraanan.com www.facebook.com/RaananArt The moment had come. Moses was about to die. He had seen his sister … Read more
Not In Heaven (Nitzavim 5776)
When I was a student at university in the late 1960s – the era of student protests, psychedelic drugs, and … Read more
We Are What We Remember (Ki Tavo 5776)
One reason religion has survived in the modern world despite four centuries of secularisation is that it answers the three … Read more
The Limits of Love (Ki Teitse 5776)
In a parsha laden with laws, one in particular is full of fascination. Here it is: If a man has … Read more
The Greatness of Humility (Shoftim 5776)
At a dinner to celebrate the work of a communal leader, the guest speaker paid tribute to his many qualities: … Read more
The Deep Power of Joy (Re’eh 5776)
On 14 October 1663 the famous diarist Samuel Pepys paid a visit to the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue in Creechurch … Read more
The Power of Why (Va’etchanan 5776)
In a much watched TED talk Simon Sinek asked the question: how do great leaders inspire action?[1] What made people … Read more
To 120: Growing Old, Staying Young (Devarim 5776)
On 27 March 2012, to celebrate the diamond jubilee of the Queen, an ancient ceremony took place at Buckingham Palace. … Read more
The Complexity of Human Rights (Matot-Masei 5776)
The book of Bamidbar comes to a close that is very strange indeed. Earlier in the parsha of Pinchas we … Read more