Tag: temple

We are the people that build – A d’var Torah on Tisha B’Av during the coronavirus pandemic

29th July 2020

Here is a short message as we head towards Tisha B’Av – which begins this evening – and will be … Read more

25th February 2019

Download the accompanying Family Edition here. In Ki Tissa and in Vayakhel we encounter the figure of Betzalel, a … Read more

5th February 2019

TERUMAH: A PORTABLE HOME Covenant & Conversation: Family Edition is a new and exciting initiative from The Office of Rabbi … Read more

5th February 2019

The parsha of Terumah describes the construction of the Tabernacle, the first collective house of worship in the history of … Read more

26th November 2018

The deception has taken place. Joseph has been sold into slavery. His brothers dipped his coat in blood. They bring … Read more

5th March 2018

With this week’s double parsha, with its long account of the construction of the sanctuary – one of the longest … Read more

20th February 2018

There are lives that are lessons. The late Henry Knobil’s was one. He was born in Vienna in 1932. His … Read more

21st March 2016

One of the most difficult elements of the Torah and the way of life it prescribes is the phenomenon of … Read more

8th February 2016

It was the first Israelite house of worship, the first home Jews made for God. But the very idea is … Read more

21st July 2014

The parsha of Masei always occurs at the heart of the Three Weeks. This is the time when we engage … Read more