Seven Principles for Maintaining Jewish Peoplehood
Starting with the Fast of Tammuz, we begin a period in the Jewish calendar known as The Three Weeks, culminating … Read more
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Seven Principles for Maintaining Jewish Dialogue
This Sunday is the Fast of Tammuz, and with it begins the period of mourning in the Jewish calendar called … Read more
Seven Principles for Maintaining Jewish Peoplehood
Transcript Jews are an argumentative people. We are the only civilisation, known to me, all of whose canonical texts are … Read more
The Prophetic Voice (Matot-Masei 5777)
During the three weeks between 17 Tammuz and Tisha b’Av, as we recall the destruction of the Temples, we read … Read more
Creating freedom without anarchy, order without tyranny
Nine days from now Jewish communities around the world will sit in collective mourning on Tisha b’Av, the day of … Read more
Devarim (5772) – Profits and Prophets
There are few more blazing passages in the whole of religious literature than the first chapter of the book … Read more
