Let My Teaching Drop as Rain (Ha’azinu 5780)
In the glorious song with which Moses addresses the congregation, he invites the people to think of the Torah – … Read more
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The Torah as God’s Song (Vayelech 5780)
At the end of his life, having given the Israelites at God’s behest 612 commands, Moses gave them the final … Read more
Not Beyond the Sea (Nitzavim 5779)
When I was a student at university in the late 1960s – the era of student protests, psychedelic drugs, and … Read more
A Nation of Storytellers (Ki Tavo 5779)
Howard Gardner, professor of education and psychology at Harvard University, is one of the great minds of our time. He … Read more
Animal Welfare (Ki Teitse 5779)
Ki Teitse is about relationships: between men and women, parents and children, employers and employees, lenders and borrowers. Strikingly, though, … Read more
The Ecological Imperative (Shoftim 5779)
In the course of setting out the laws of war, the Torah adds a seemingly minor detail that became the … Read more
Collective Joy (Re’eh 5779)
If we were to ask what key word epitomises the society Jews were to make in the Promised Land, several … Read more
The Politics of Memory (Eikev 5779)
In Eikev Moses sets out a political doctrine of such wisdom that it can never become redundant or obsolete. He … Read more
Why Is The Jewish People So Small? (Va’etchanan 5779)
Near the end of Va’etchanan is a statement with such far-reaching implications that it challenges the impression that has prevailed … Read more
The Teacher as Hero (Devarim 5779)
Imagine the following scenario. You are 119 years and 11 months old. The end of your life is in sight. … Read more
