BOOK LAUNCH: “Numbers: The Wilderness Years”
The following is an extract from Rabbi Sacks’ book Numbers: The Wilderness Years, the fourth and penultimate book in his … Read more
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Naso (5773) – What Counts?
This week’s sedra begins with a continuation of the census begun in last week’s – the act that gives the … Read more
Bamidbar (5773) – 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
Pinchas (5772) – The Zealot
With Pinchas a new type enters the world of Israel: the zealot. “Pinchas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the … Read more
Balak (5772) – Not Reckoned Among the Nations
The year is 1933. Two Jews are sitting in a Viennese coffee house, reading the news. One is reading the … Read more
Chukat (5772) – Losing Miriam
It is a scene that still has the power to shock and disturb. The people complain. There is no water. … Read more
Korach (5772) – The Leader as Servant
Korach had a point. “You have gone too far! The whole community is holy, every one of them, and the … Read more
Shelach Lecha (5772) – The Fear of Freedom
The episode of the spies has rightly puzzled commentators throughout the centuries. How could they have got it so wrong? … Read more
Beha’alotcha (5772) – Is a Leader a Nursing Father?
It was the emotional low of Moses’ life. After the drama at Sinai, the revelation, the golden calf, the forgiveness, … Read more
Naso (5772) – Sages and Saints
As mentioned in a previous Covenant and Conversation, there was an ongoing debate between the sages as to whether the … Read more
