To Renew our Days (Vayelech 5776)
Image Credit: Yoram Raanan www.yoramraanan.com www.facebook.com/RaananArt The moment had come. Moses was about to die. He had seen his sister … Read more
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Not In Heaven (Nitzavim 5776)
When I was a student at university in the late 1960s there was a well-known story about an American … Read more
We Are What We Remember (Ki Tavo 5776)
One reason religion has survived in the modern world despite four centuries of secularisation is that it answers the three … Read more
The Limits of Love (Ki Teitse 5776)
In a parsha laden with laws, one in particular is full of fascination. Here it is: If a man has … Read more
The Deep Power of Joy (Re’eh 5776)
On 14 October 1663 the famous diarist Samuel Pepys paid a visit to the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue in Creechurch … Read more
The Power of Why (Va’etchanan 5776)
In a much watched TED talk Simon Sinek asked the question: how do great leaders inspire action?[1] What made people … Read more
Keeping Our Word (Matot 5776)
This week’s parsha opens with an account of the laws of vows and oaths. What is it doing here near … Read more
The Complexity of Human Rights (Matot-Masei 5776)
The book of Bamidbar comes to a close that is very strange indeed. Earlier in the parsha of Pinchas we … Read more
Hierarchy and Politics: The Never-Ending Story (Korach 5776)
It was a classic struggle for power. The only thing that made it different from the usual dramas of royal … Read more
From Despair to Hope (Beha’alotecha 5776)
There have been times when one passage in today’s parsha was for me little less than life-saving. No leadership position … Read more
