Tag: stranger

The Ethic of Holiness (Acharei Mot – Kedoshim 5780)

27th April 2020

Download the accompanying Family Edition here! Kedoshim contains the two great love commands of the Torah. The first is, “Love … Read more

28th January 2019

MISHPATIM: LOVING THE STRANGER Covenant & Conversation: Family Edition is a new and exciting initiative from The Office of Rabbi … Read more

22nd October 2018

God appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance to his tent in … Read more

19th October 2018

First broadcast on Friday 19 October 2018, on BBC Radio 4 This is National Hate Crime Awareness Week, and figures released … Read more

17th April 2018

The opening chapter of Kedoshim contains two of the most powerful of all commands: to love your neighbour and to … Read more

17th October 2017

The story of the first eight chapters of Bereishit is tragic but simple: creation, followed by de-creation, followed by re-creation. … Read more

15th May 2017

One of the most striking features of the Torah is its emphasis on love of, and vigilance toward, the ger, the … Read more

12th December 2014

As a Jew, I am always deeply grateful that when fleeing antisemitism in Poland my late father found refuge in … Read more

14th May 2011

One of the most striking features of the Torah is its emphasis on love of, and vigilance toward, the … Read more

2nd February 2008

There are commands that leap off the page by their sheer moral power. So it is in the case of … Read more