Hespeidim (eulogies) for Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, HaRav Ya’akov Zvi ben David Arieh zt”l
Baruch Dayan Ha’Emet. It is with the deepest sadness that we regret to inform you that Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks … Read more
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Kohelet, Tolstoy and the Red Heifer (Chukat – Balak 5780)
Download the accompanying Family Edition here! The command of the parah adumah, the Red Heifer, with which our parsha begins, … Read more
“When we don’t know who we are, tigers at the door can be very scary indeed.” (Thought for the Day)
This has been a time of extraordinary turbulence in Britain and Europe. But in the middle of it, one … Read more
The Sacrifices of Childbirth (Tazria 5779)
At the start of this parsha is a cluster of laws that challenged and puzzled the commentators. They concern a … Read more
C&C Family Edition: Refusing Comfort, Keeping Hope (Vayeshev 5779)
VAYESHEV: REFUSING COMFORT, KEEPING HOPE Covenant & Conversation: Family Edition is a new and exciting initiative from The Office of … Read more
Nitzavim (5774) – Defeating Death
Only now, reaching Nitzavim-Vayelech, can we begin to get a sense of the vast, world- changing project at the heart … Read more
Baroness Thatcher was a Parliamentary Boadicea
As the funeral service for Margaret Thatcher takes place today, I will be thinking not of the public person … Read more
Devarim (5772) – Profits and Prophets
There are few more blazing passages in the whole of religious literature than the first chapter of the book … Read more
Chayei Sarah (5772) – A Journey of a Thousand Miles
Our parsha contains the most serene description of old age and dying anywhere in the Torah: “Then Abraham breathed his … Read more
When the duties to honour life and to save life are in conflict
You reported that I have issued an edict that “organ donation and the carrying of donor cards are incompatible with … Read more
