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
In the glorious song with which Moses addresses the congregation, he invites the people to think of the Torah – … Read more
At the end of his life, having given the Israelites at God’s behest 612 commands, Moses gave them the final … Read more
When I was a student at university in the late 1960s – the era of student protests, psychedelic drugs, and … Read more
Howard Gardner, professor of education and psychology at Harvard University, is one of the great minds of our time. He … Read more
Ki Teitse is about relationships: between men and women, parents and children, employers and employees, lenders and borrowers. Strikingly, though, … Read more
In the course of setting out the laws of war, the Torah adds a seemingly minor detail that became the … Read more
If we were to ask what key word epitomises the society Jews were to make in the Promised Land, several … Read more
In Eikev Moses sets out a political doctrine of such wisdom that it can never become redundant or obsolete. He … Read more
Near the end of Va’etchanan is a statement with such far-reaching implications that it challenges the impression that has prevailed … Read more
Imagine the following scenario. You are 119 years and 11 months old. The end of your life is in sight. … Read more