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Make a Bracha Before Eating? D’var Torah for Parshat Eikev
Make a Bracha Before Eating? Did you know that there is no mitzvah in the Torah for us to recite a blessing before we eat? In Parshat Eikev, we are Read more... -
The Chief Rabbi’s Shalem Fellowship – Leeds
Join our inspiring learning programme, the Shalem Fellowship, in partnership with the Wohl Legacy and Yeshiva University, in Leeds. After the commencement of the Shalem Fellowship in London, the Read more... -
When Does The Number of Words Recited Matter? D’var Torah for Parshat Vaetchanan
When Does The Number of Words Recited Matter? In Jewish tradition, there is a halacha determined by the number of words we recite – the Shema, the first paragraph of Read more... -
The Whole Jewish World Will Be Asking, “How?”: D’var Torah for Parshat Devarim
The Whole Jewish World Will Be Asking: “How?” Over the coming week, the whole Jewish world will be asking the same question again and again: “אֵיכָה?” “How?” How could we Read more... -
Moshe Kept A Diary? D’var Torah for Parshat Matot-Masei
Moshe Kept A Diary? In Parshat Masei, Hashem instructed Moshe to write down all the details of the journeys of the Israelites in the wilderness: “וַיִּכְתֹּב מֹשֶׁה אֶת־מוֹצָאֵיהֶם לְמַסְעֵיהֶם” “Moshe Read more... -
The Origins of Semicha: D’var Torah For Parshat Pinchas
Semicha is the term we use for rabbinic ordination, but what does it actually mean? We learn the answer from the portion of Pinchas. Before Moshe died, he was adamant Read more... -
The Jewish World Will Become Aligned: D’var Torah for Parshat Chukat-Balak
This coming Shabbat, the Jewish world will become aligned. Because until now, we haven’t been. Since Shavuot, the Torah reading in Israel has been different from that of the diaspora. Read more... -
Should the Blind Thank Hashem for the Gift of Sight? D’var Torah for Parshat Shelach Lecha
Every morning in our prayers, we say: “בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה׳ אֱלֹקֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, פּוֹקֵחַ עִוְרִים” “Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, for opening the eyes of Read more... -
“There Can Hardly Be Anything As Dangerous To Our People As A Jewish Antisemite.”: D’var Torah for Parshat Baha’alotecha
“There can hardly be anything as dangerous to our people as a Jewish antisemite.” This is a lesson we have tragically learned throughout our long Jewish history, and it is Read more... -
Are You A Kehat Or A Gershon? D’var Torah for Parshat Naso
At the commencement of the parsha of Naso, we are given a commandment: “נָשֹׂא אֶת־רֹאשׁ בְּנֵי גֵרְשׁוֹן גַּם הֵם” “You must also count the heads.” Meaning, take a census figure Read more...
