Archive: April 2024
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Hazkarah
The Chief Rabbi has prepared a Hazkarah which he recommends to recite during the Yizkor services this Pesach, and on Shavuot, Yom Kippur and on Shemini Atzeret later this year, Read more... -
The Chief Rabbi’s readings for your Seder table 5784
For most of us, our mixed emotions as we enter into Pesach, will make this year unlike any other in living memory. There are a variety of creative ways in Read more... -
Shabbat HaGadol: Will this Shabbat be the greatest of them all?
Transcript: Will this Shabbat be the greatest of them all? It’s called ‘Shabbat HaGadol’ – ‘The great Sabath’ and it always takes place on the Shabbat prior to our celebration Read more... -
The Chief Rabbi’s Pesach Message 5784
Among the most dramatic moments in all of Jewish history is the point at which the Children of Israel found themselves caught between their Egyptian pursuers and the deep blue Read more... -
Parshat Tazria: The happiest month?
Transcript: We have just commenced what is probably the happiest month on the Jewish calendar. It’s the month of Nisan and as many of us know, throughout this month Read more... -
The Chief Rabbi’s School’s Review
The Chief Rabbi has launched a landmark review of Jewish schools under his authority in the UK. Over two evenings, the leaders of more than thirty schools gathered to hear Read more... -
Parshat Shemini: What are the two middle words of the Torah?
Transcript: What is a ‘scribe’ in Hebrew? It’s ‘sofer’, but isn’t that astonishing? Sofer literally means somebody who counts, so the scribe who writes a Torah scroll, is a person Read more...