
Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum
Rabbi Dr Raphael Zarum is Dean of the London School of Jewish Studies (LSJS) where he holds the Rabbi Sacks Chair of Modern Jewish Thought, established by the Zandan family. He lectures in Jewish philosophy and education, and trains teachers and rabbis. Rabbi Zarum has a PhD in Theoretical Physics from King’s College London and an MA in Adult Education from University College London. His rabbinic ordination was awarded by the Montefiore Kollel and Rabbi Sacks, and he is also a graduate of the Mandel Leadership School in Jerusalem.
Rabbi Zarum regularly writes articles for the Jewish press and essays for journals. His recent book, Questioning Belief: Torah and Tradition in an Age of Doubt, published by Koren, was the finalist in the Rabbi Sacks Book Prize, awarded by Yeshiva University. Rabbi Zarum appears on many podcasts and recently launched his own: Big Questions of Jewish Belief. He is an acclaimed educator who travels the globe lecturing in many Jewish communities and diverse institutions.
A selection of LSJS talks delivered by Rabbi Zarum

Speaker Profile
Suggested topics you might like to hear Rabbi Zarum teach:
- Are are rabbis good enough today?
- Why does the Torah condone slavery?
- What does it mean to believe in God?
- Ten Talmudic Principles in Jewish Education
- Can the Flood story still hold water?
- King David’s Retaliation: God, Gaza and Collective Punishment
- Does God Speak? Literalism and Metaphor in Biblical Texts
- God and Glass Wombs: What commitments were made at Mt Sinai?
- What fruit did Adam & Eve eat in Eden, and why does it matter?
- Why is Moses missing from the Haggadah?
- From Adam to AI: What Genesis teaches about the potential of Artificial Intelligence
Location:
London, United Kingdom
Languages:
- English
Availability:
- Online events
- Travel locally
- Travel internationally
Topics:
- About Rabbi Sacks
- Community Building
- Ethics and Morality
- Faith and Resilience
- Interfaith
- Israel
- Jewish Education
- Jewish History
- Jewish Values and Identity
- Leadership and Responsibility
- Rabbi Sacks’ Books
- Social Justice and Tikkun Olam
- Technology and Ethics
- Torah
Audiences:
- Elementary School
- Middle School
- High School
- Yeshiva/Seminary
- University
- Youth and Young Adults
- Cross Communal
- Interfaith and Multicultural
- Professional and Corporate
- Academic and Scholarly
- Government and Policy Makers