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The Chief Rabbi Visits Ireland
The Chief Rabbi and Valerie spent a meaningful Shabbat with the Irish Jewish community, as the Dublin Hebrew Congregation prepared to move from the Terenure Synagogue to a new home. Read more... -
Sunday Telegraph – Genocide is humanity’s gravest crime. It should not be used as a political insult
To invoke the term as an accusation against Israel is to strip it of its true meaning. “Words can be like tiny doses of arsenic: they are swallowed unnoticed, appear Read more... -
The Hallmark of Great Jewish Leaders: D’var Torah for Parshat Shemot
The Hallmark of Great Jewish Leaders. We’re all familiar with the narrative: in Parshat Shemot we’re told how Pharaoh, King of Egypt, declared that every baby boy born would be Read more... -
Jewish Failure: D’var Torah for Parshat Vayeishev
Your failure could be the very best thing that has ever happened to you. We learn this from Parshat Vayeishev. The Torah tells us, “vayehei Hashem et Yosef, vayehei ish Read more... -
The Greatest of All Gifts: D’var Torah for Parshat Vayishlach
The very best gift that a person can give is a Mincha. But hold on, isn’t Mincha the afternoon service that we pray every day? In what way is it Read more... -
To be Jewish is to be Grateful: D’var Torah for Parshat Vayeitzei
The essence of our Judaism is gratitude. Parshat Vayeitzei describes how after the births of her first three children Leah felt particularly despondent and this was reflected in the names Read more... -
Eisav- Our Broken Clock: D’var Torah for Parshat Toldot
Why did Eisav not keep his favourite clothes in his own home? This fascinating detail emerges in Parshat Toldot, from the fact that when Rivka was preparing her son Yaakov Read more... -
An Eternal Role Model: D’var Torah for Parshat Chayei Sarah
What are the ingredients necessary for somebody to become an eternal role model? In Parshat Chayei Sarah, Eliezer travels to Mesopotamia in search of a wife for Yitzchak. He meets Read more... -
The Most Irrelevant Instruction? D’var Torah for Parshat Vayeira
In Jewish law, this appears to be the most irrelevant instruction. In the Shulchan Auruch, Orach Chaim, chapter 218, we are given details of blessings, and our sages tell us Read more... -
Every One Of Us Can Do Extraordinary Things: D’var Torah for Parshat Lech Lecha
Every single one of us can do extraordinary things. In Parshat Lech Lecha we are told about the very first occasion on which a person was taken hostage, when Lot Read more...
