Why does God allow terrible things to happen to His people?
IT IS THE question of questions for religious belief. How does God permit a tragedy such as the Indian Ocean … Read more
IT IS THE question of questions for religious belief. How does God permit a tragedy such as the Indian Ocean … Read more
THE JEWISH community is in the midst of celebrating Chanukkah, our festival of lights. Although the events it commemorates are … Read more
RELIGION persists at the centre of world concerns. Sunni and Shia battle in Iraq. Religious divisions fuel ethnic conflict from … Read more
IMAGINE the following scene. The Lord Chief Justice, together with his senior judges, decide that law is a wonderful thing. … Read more
WE ARE at the epicentre of Judaism’s penitential season. Thursday and Friday were the Jewish New Year. Today is the … Read more
IN OUR abrasive culture, where it sometimes seems that to get ahead you need postgraduate qualifications in rudeness, the worst … Read more
“ALL Jews who are at all conscious of their identity as Jews are steeped in history,” wrote Isaiah Berlin. “They … Read more
Years ago I came across Parkinson’s Law: “Work expands to fill the time available for its completion.” Since then I’ve … Read more
TODAY is the International Day of Families, the tenth anniversary of the campaign by the United Nations to encourage governments, … Read more
OF THE 6,000 languages spoken today, only one is truly universal: the language of tears. This weekend, tears will be … Read more