The Kindness of Strangers (Chayei Sarah)
In 1966 an eleven-year-old black boy moved with his parents and family to a white neighbourhood in Washington. Sitting with … Read more
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The Covenant and the Love (Eikev 5780)
Download the accompanying Family Edition here! An interesting phrase appears at the end of last week’s parsha and at the … Read more
A Life of Vertical & Horizontal Responsibility: Shavuot During the Coronavirus Pandemic
On 24th May 2020, Rabbi Sacks and Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis delivered shiurim that looked at “A Life of Vertical … Read more
Lifting others, we ourselves are lifted (Thought for the Day)
This is Mental Health Awareness Week, and its theme this year is kindness. Next week is the Jewish festival of … Read more
Made with Love (Acharei Mot – Kedoshim 5780)
Download the accompanying Family Edition here! Kedoshim contains the two great love commands of the Torah. The first is, “Love … Read more
Words That Heal (Tazria – Metzora 5780)
Download the accompanying Family Edition here! At the risk of disclosing a spoiler, I would like to begin this week’s … Read more
Animal Welfare (Ki Teitse 5779)
Ki Teitse is about relationships: between men and women, parents and children, employers and employees, lenders and borrowers. Strikingly, though, … Read more
The Torah of Kindness and Truth (Shavuot 5777)
Coming up to Shavuot, I would like to look at one tiny detail of the rabbinical understanding of Z’man … Read more
Minority Rights (Behar & Bechukotai 5777)
One of the most striking features of the Torah is its emphasis on love of, and vigilance toward, the ger, the … Read more
How to Change the World (Vayeshev 5776)
In his Laws of Repentance, Moses Maimonides makes one of the most empowering statements in religious literature. Having explained that … Read more
