Toldot (5771) – Why did Isaac love Esau?
Even before they were born, Jacob and Esau struggled in the womb. They were destined, it seems, to be eternal … Read more
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Better is a world built on love, not Darwinian struggle
The word “credo”, in Hebrew ani ma’amin, means “I believe”, and it sometimes helps to spell out what we believe, why … Read more
Mishpatim (5768) – Loving the Stranger
There are commands that leap off the page by their sheer moral power. So it is in the case of … Read more
Love can teach us to listen to our enduring melodies
In his new book, Musicophilia, Oliver Sacks (no relative, alas) tells the poignant story of Clive Wearing, an eminent musician … Read more
We must guard love in this world of easy pleasures
One day I was called on to officiate at two funerals. The families involved were old friends of ours, but … Read more
Bemidbar (5767) – Love as Law, Law as Love
ON THE FACE OF IT THE CONNECTIONS between the sedra and haftarah of Bemidbar are slender. The first has to … Read more
Acharei Mot-Kedoshim (5767) – Of Love and Hate
At the centre of the mosaic books is Vayikra. At the centre of Vayikra is the “holiness code” (chapter 19) … Read more
