Priorities (Matot-Masei 5779)
The Israelites were almost within sight of the Promised Land. They had successfully waged their first battles. They had just … Read more
Tag: religious civilisation
The Universal and the Particular (Mikketz 5779)
The story of Joseph is one of those rare narratives in Tanach in which a Jew (Israelite/Hebrew) comes to … Read more
Why Civilisations Fail (Eikev 5777)
What is the real challenge of maintaining a free society? In parshat Eikev, Moses springs his great surprise. Here are … Read more
Tzav (5771) – Why Civilisations Die
In her recent The Watchman’s Rattle, subtitled ‘Thinking our way out of extinction’, Rebecca Costa delivers a fascinating account of how … Read more
Darwin pointed the way to an unselfish evolution
It is ironic that Darwin’s disciples tend to be antireligious, because Darwin himself gave us one of the great arguments … Read more
