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
Even before they were born, Jacob and Esau struggled in the womb. They were destined, it seems, to be eternal … Read more
The word “credo”, in Hebrew ani ma’amin, means “I believe”, and it sometimes helps to spell out what we believe, why … Read more
There are commands that leap off the page by their sheer moral power. So it is in the case of … Read more
In his new book, Musicophilia, Oliver Sacks (no relative, alas) tells the poignant story of Clive Wearing, an eminent musician … Read more
One day I was called on to officiate at two funerals. The families involved were old friends of ours, but … Read more
ON THE FACE OF IT THE CONNECTIONS between the sedra and haftarah of Bemidbar are slender. The first has to … Read more
At the centre of the mosaic books is Vayikra. At the centre of Vayikra is the “holiness code” (chapter 19) … Read more