Tag: jewish history

The Divided Sea: Natural or Supernatural? (Beshalach 5779)

14th January 2019

The splitting of the Reed Sea is engraved in Jewish memory. We recite it daily during the morning service, … Read more

7th January 2019

The ninth plague – darkness – comes shrouded in a darkness of its own. What is this plague doing here? … Read more

22nd January 2018

At the end of his new book, Tribe of Mentors, Timothy Ferris cites the following poem by Portia Nelson. It’s … Read more

11th September 2017

Spiritual Exercise (1/10) Prayer is to the human spirit what exercise is to the human body. I try to … Read more

6th September 2017

As we approach Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, join Rabbi Sacks in a series of ten short videos to learn … Read more

26th May 2017

The parsha of Naso seems, on the face of it, to be a heterogeneous collection of utterly unrelated items. First … Read more

3rd March 2017

If you’re driving through a Jewish area this Saturday night or Sunday, don’t be surprised if you see lots of … Read more

20th February 2017

First in Yitro there were the Aseret Hadibrot, the “ten utterances” or general principles. Now in Mishpatim come the details. … Read more

11th January 2016

The American writer Bruce Feiler recently published a best-selling book entitled The Secrets of Happy Families.[1] It’s an engaging work … Read more

29th December 2015

Genesis ends on an almost serene note. Jacob has found his long lost son. The family has been reunited. Joseph … Read more