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Job Vacancy – External Affairs Officer
The Office of the Chief Rabbi (OCR) is looking to recruit a talented and engaging External Affairs Officer to join this fast paced, high profile public office. This permanent role Read more... -
Vayikra: Adding salt to bread helps us to improve our characters
Transcript: Adding salt to bread helps us to improve our characters. How can this be the case? The Torah in Parshat Vayikra introduces us to the mincha, the ‘meal’ Read more... -
The Chief Rabbi’s Pesach Message 5781
“You will see, you will see, how good it will be next year. Why, at every Seder, do we enthusiastically sing, “leshana haba’ah biyrushalayim” – next year in Jerusalem? Although Read more... -
Parshat HaChodesh: Rosh Hashana is at the commencement of the seventh month of the year!
The Chief Rabbi’s D’var Torah for Parshat HaChodesh. Transcript: Yes, it is true. Rosh Hashanah takes place at the commencement of the seventh month of the year. This anomaly is Read more... -
Ki Tisa and Zoom: There’s nothing quite like the real thing
The Chief Rabbi’s D’var Torah for Parshat Ki Tisa. Transcript: Thank God for Zoom, but it’s nothing quite like the real thing. An appreciation of the power of experiencing the Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Purim 2021
Dare Mighty Things Yesterday it was reported that NASA had hidden a secret message on the Perseverance parachute. Few of the enthralled millions watching the epic landing on Mars will Read more... -
A Message for Purim 2021
How to celebrate safely this Purim – a special message from the Chief Rabbi Transcript: Purim and Chanukah are twin festivals on which we celebrate Jewish survival. Both are chagim Read more... -
Purim: The gentle power of a loving family
The Chief Rabbi’s D’var Torah for Purim 2021 Transcript: The Megillah is a tale of two families. It is clear from the Biblical text that Haman didn’t act in a Read more... -
Terumah: If you turn away from the needs of another person, you’re turning away from the will of Hashem
The Chief Rabbi’s D’var Torah for Parshat Terumah. Transcript: If you turn away from the needs of another person, you’re turning away from the will of God. This is an Read more... -
Mishpatim: Coming back to Shul – for what reason?
The Chief Rabbi’s D’var Torah for Parshat Mishpatim. Transcript: Should we come to see or to be seen? In Parshat Mishpatim the Torah presents us with the mitzvah of the Read more...