Healing the Heart of Darkness (Mishpatim)
Jobbik, otherwise known as the Movement for a Better Hungary, is an ultra-nationalist Hungarian political party that has been described … Read more
Category: Morality & Ethics
The Structure of the Good Society (Yitro)
In the House of Lords there is a special chamber used as, among other things, the place where new Peers … Read more
The Face of Evil (Beshallach)
After 9/11, when the horror and trauma had subsided, Americans found themselves asking what had happened and why. Was it … Read more
Telling the Story (Bo)
Go to Washington and take a tour of the memorials and you will make a fascinating discovery. Begin at the … Read more
Freewill (Vaera)
The question is ancient. If God hardened Pharaoh’s heart, then it was God who made Pharaoh refuse to let the … Read more
On Not Obeying Immoral Orders (Shemot)
The opening chapters of Exodus plunge us into the midst of epic events. Almost at a stroke the Israelites are … Read more
When Can We Lie? (Vayechi)
After the death of Jacob, Joseph’s brothers were afraid. Years earlier, when he had revealed his true identity to them, … Read more
The Birth of Forgiveness (Vayigash)
There are moments that change the world: 1439 when Johannes Gutenberg invented the movable-type printing press (though the Chinese had … Read more
Appearance and Reality (Mikketz)
After twenty-two years and many twists and turns, Joseph and his brothers finally meet. We sense the drama of the … Read more
The Heroism of Tamar (Vayeshev)
This is a true story that took place in the 1970s. Rabbi Dr Nahum Rabinovitch, then Principal of Jews’ College, … Read more
