Archive: November 2023
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The Chief Rabbi’s speech at the march against antisemitism
The Chief Rabbi addressed tens of thousands of people at the march against antisemitism last Sunday, the 26th of November. Since the 7th of October, this is a different world. Read more... -
Parshat Vayishlach: In war, there are no winners.
Transcript: In war, there are no winners. In Parshat Vayishlach, we read how Yaakov was just about to meet up with his twin brother Esav, who had threatened to kill Read more... -
Parshat Vayeitzei: We should be positive and never despair.
Transcript: We should be positive and never despair. That’s the message emerging from Parshat Vayeitzei. Yaakov has his famous dream of the ladder, and, in the midst of this prophecy, Read more... -
‘We must redraw the lines of moral clarity’ – The Chief Rabbi writing in The Times
On October 8, news was continuing to filter through to the Jewish community about the unspeakable terrorist atrocities still being perpetrated by Hamas. Many were in synagogue and had not Read more... -
Chayei Sarah and the tragic war: The whole Jewish people is one family!
Transcript: The name of the main character is missing. That’s what we find in Parshat Chayei Sarah. Let’s say a school were putting on a play of this week’s Parsha Read more... -
Parshat Vayeira: It’s what you do that counts
Transcript: It’s what you do that counts. At the beginning of Parshat Vayeira, Hashem appears to Avraham immediately after he had had his brit milah and Avraham subsequently saw some Read more...