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Things Judaism Has Taught Me About Life

23rd January 2019

English Wisdom is free, yet it is also the most expensive thing there is, for we tend acquire it through … Read more

The Most Personal of Festivals

27th September 2017

(an extract from the Koren Sacks Yom Kippur Mahzor) The day is intense. The process of preparation and prayer began … Read more

The Greatness of Humility (Shoftim 5776)

5th September 2016

At a dinner to celebrate the work of a communal leader, the guest speaker paid tribute to his many qualities: … Read more

What Makes God Laugh (Balak 5776)

11th July 2016

There is an old saying that what makes God laugh is seeing our plans for the future.[1] However, if Tanakh … Read more

From Despair to Hope (Beha’alotecha 5776)

14th June 2016

There have been times when one passage in today’s parsha was for me little less than life-saving. No leadership position … Read more

From Pain to Humility (Behaalotcha 5775)

1st June 2015

David Brooks, in his new best seller, The Road to Character,[1] draws a sharp distinction between what he calls the … Read more

Ekev (5773) – Greatness and Humility

22nd July 2013

A sequence of verses in this week’s sedra gave rise to a beautiful Talmudic passage – one that has found … Read more

Ha’azinu (5772) – Moses the Man

24th September 2012

That very day the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go up this mountain of the Abarim, Mount Nebo, which is in … Read more

Junk DNA might turn out to be vitally necessary to life (Thought for the Day)

14th September 2012

  On Sunday night, Jews round the world will be celebrating Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, when we commemorate … Read more

Shoftim (5772) – Greatness is Humility

20th August 2012

There is a fascinating detail in the passage about the king in this week’s parsha. The text says that “When … Read more

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