Parsha: Noach

Noach (5774) – Righteousness is not Leadership

30th September 2013

The praise accorded to Noah is unparalleled in Tanach. He was, says the Torah, “a righteous man, perfect in his … Read more

15th October 2012

Is there such a thing as an objective basis of morality? For some time, in secular circles, the idea has … Read more

29th October 2011

I once had the opportunity to ask the Catholic writer Paul Johnson what had struck him most about Judaism during … Read more

9th October 2010

Between the Flood and the call to Abraham, between the universal covenant with Noah and the particular covenant with one … Read more

24th October 2009

Is there such a thing as an objective basis of morality? For some time, in secular circles, the idea has … Read more

1st November 2008

Between the creation of the universe and the call to Abraham the Torah tells four stories: Adam and Eve, Cain … Read more

13th October 2007

Set between the pre-history of humanity as a whole and the particular covenant with Abraham, the story of the Tower … Read more

28th October 2006

Noah is one of the most tantalising figures in the Torah, and nowhere is this more evident than in the … Read more