Tag: abraham and sarah

To Have a Why (Chayei Sarah 5780)

18th November 2019

Download the accompanying Family Edition here! The name of our parsha seems to embody a paradox. It is called Chayei … Read more

23rd October 2017

Is character strictly personal – either you are or aren’t calm, courageous, charismatic – or does culture have a part … Read more

21st November 2016

Our parsha contains the most serene description of old age and dying anywhere in the Torah: “Then Abraham breathed his … Read more

30th August 2013

This is the last Thought for the Day I’ll be giving in my role as Chief Rabbi. On Sunday I … Read more