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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... -
D’var Torah: Nitzavim Vayelech
What is the significance of every single letter of the Torah? The Lubavitcher Rebbe gave a beautiful explanation. In Parshat Vayelech, which we’ll be reading this coming Shabbat, the Torah Read more... -
D’var Torah: Ki Tavo
Why are stones so important in our tradition? In Chumash, we find numerous examples of the significance of stones. One is in Parshat Ki Tavo. The Israelites were just about Read more... -
D’var Torah: Ki Teitsei
Parents should never be jealous of their children. In Parshat Ki Teitsei, the Torah gives us the mitzvah “כִּֽי־יִקַּ֥ח אִ֖ישׁ אִשָּׁ֑ה” – it is a mitzvah to get married. The Read more...
