Tag: ethics

The Birth of Forgiveness (Vayigash)

6th December 2021

There are moments that change the world: 1439 when Johannes Gutenberg invented the movable-type printing press (though the Chinese had … Read more

28th November 2021

After twenty-two years and many twists and turns, Joseph and his brothers finally meet. We sense the drama of the … Read more

22nd November 2021

This is a true story that took place in the 1970s. Rabbi Dr Nahum Rabinovitch, then Principal of Jews’ College, … Read more

15th November 2021

From beginning to end, Genesis chapter 34 tells a terrifying story. Dina, Jacob’s daughter – the only Jewish daughter mentioned … Read more

8th November 2021

Judaism is supremely a religion of love: three loves. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, … Read more

31st October 2021

Was Jacob right to take Esau’s blessing in disguise? Was he right to deceive his father and to take from … Read more

24th October 2021

In 1966 an eleven-year-old black boy moved with his parents and family to a white neighbourhood in Washington. Sitting with … Read more

18th October 2021

“Take your son, your only son, the one you love—Isaac—and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a … Read more

7th October 2021

In an extraordinary series of observations on this week’s parsha, Ramban (Nahmanides, 1194 – 1270) delivers harsh criticisms of Abraham … Read more

4th October 2021

Are we naturally good or naturally bad? On this, great minds have argued for a very long time indeed. Hobbes … Read more