Archive: January 2017
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D’var Torah: Parashat Bo
Spoiler alert: Let us not become the ‘dog which barks’ In Parashat Bo, after many years of persecution and slavery, Bnei Yisrael were ready to leave Egypt. And then Hashem Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Falsehood is what drives division and fuels hatred
On Holocaust Memorial Day 2017, the Chief Rabbi spoke of the need to challenge falsehood wherever we find it. “I have always thought it fascinating that Jewish tradition goes beyond Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Va’eira
Importance is just a figment of our imagination. In Parashat Va’eira, on the eve of the redemption of our people, we have a long list of genealogical information presented to Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Shemot
We all have the potential to be great. In Parashat Shemot, we have one of the most significant birth announcements ever: Vayeilech Ish Mibeit Levi Vayikach Et Bat Levi Vatahar Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Vayechi
‘While all deaths are sad, not all are tragic’ One of our rules in our leining, our Torah reading, is that we don’t conclude an Aliyah on a sad Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Vayigash
Integration, not assimilation. In Parshat Vayigash we read how Yosef had just revealed his true identity to his brothers. They were stunned into silence. And then, he said to them Read more... -
OP-ED: A part we can all play in creating a better world
Writing in the Jewish News on the 29th December 2016, the Chief Rabbi sets out his thoughts on how Judaism engages with the modern world. In 1960, as campaigning began Read more...