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The greatest leaders, just like great parents and teachers are all defined by one thing…
The Chief Rabbi’s D’var Torah for Vayeira Transcript Parents only teach their children one lesson. What is it? Parshat Vayeira commences, “Vayeira elav Hashem,” – “Hashem appeared to Avraham,” immediately Read more... -
Lech Lecha: What is the saddest verse in the Torah? A D׳var Torah on the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Yitzchak Rabin
The Chief Rabbi’s D’var Torah for Lech Lecha Transcript What is the saddest verse of the Torah? Unfortunately there are many verses which could come into contention for such a Read more... -
Look Back to Move Forward: What the Tower of Babel teaches us about strong foundations
The Chief Rabbi’s D’var Torah for Parshat Noach. Transcript: What is the difference between a good builder and a poor builder? In this week’s parsha of Noach, the Torah Read more... -
Words Create Worlds – the power of speech and the danger of cancel culture
Transcript: Did you know that God used speech to create our world? The Mishna in Masechet Avot at the beginning of Chapter 5 tells us, “B’asara ma’amarot nivra Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Succot 2020
Greatness is not achieved by following our own agenda, but by being motivated to act in the interests of society. Two hours and forty four minutes. That was the amount Read more... -
What do Abraham and an etrog have in common?
The Chief Rabbi’s D’var Torah for Sukkot Transcript: Abraham was an etrog. This surprising statement is featured in the midrash Torat Kohanim, which declares: “Etrog zeh Avraham Avinu.” Abraham, our Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Yom Kippur 2020
May all of your offshoots be just like you! On Sunday afternoon, the eve of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, I will be officiating at an unprecedented national Read more... -
We will get through this together! The Chief Rabbi’s Yom Kippur Sermon
We will get through this together! The Chief Rabbi’s Yom Kippur sermon. Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Rosh Hashana 2020
Re-evaluation – a New Year paradigm shift ‘Resilience’. That’s the word I hear most often to describe a stoic response to the Coronavirus. But, there’s a problem with resilience. The Read more... -
D’var Torah: Rosh Hashana
Our Covid-19 responsibility this Rosh Hashana Rosh Hashana is an anniversary. But of what? According to our tradition it was on this day that God created Adam. It was Read more...