Archive: May 2023
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Nasso: Why is peace like a suitcase?
Transcript: Peace is a suitcase. Now why do I say that? In Parshat Nasso we’re given the Birkat Kohanim – the ‘duchaning’ – the blessing that the Kohanim bring from Read more... -
Shavuot: Oil, water, wine and milk are like Torah – how?
Transcript In our tradition, Torah is compared to four different types of liquids. Let us focus on this in anticipation of the festival of Shavuot through which we will dedicate Read more... -
Yom Yerushalayim: “Jerusalem” does not appear in the Torah – why?
Transcript: Why does the name of Jerusalem not appear in the Torah? On 21 separate occasions in the book of Devarim we are told about, “bamakom asher yivchar Hashem,” – Read more... -
Join us for the Festival of Torah
This year, the Office of the Chief Rabbi has been working with communities, encouraging them to plan Torah learning programmes which are more creative and more impactful than ever before. Read more... -
Bechukotai: A challenge for Shavuot this year
Transcript There is a most intriguing commentary of Rashi at the commencement of Parshat Bechukotai. The parsha starts, “Im bechukotai teleichu…” – “If you walk in my statutes…” and what Read more... -
Charles’s embrace of faith shows how just how much times have changed
Nearly a thousand years ago, a coronation was a time to weep for the Jewish community, but today, it is a time for great celebration On 3 September 1189, Richard Read more... -
What do the Coronation and Parshat Emor have in common?
Transcript: What is the connection between the Coronation and Parshat Emor which we’ll be reading this shabbat? In Parshat Emor we’re given the mitzvah of kiddush Hashem (Vayikra 22:32): “Venikdashti Read more...
