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Join us for the Festival of Torah
This year, the Office of the Chief Rabbi has been working with communities, encouraging them to plan Torah learning programmes which are more creative and more impactful than ever before. Read more... -
Bechukotai: A challenge for Shavuot this year
Transcript There is a most intriguing commentary of Rashi at the commencement of Parshat Bechukotai. The parsha starts, “Im bechukotai teleichu…” – “If you walk in my statutes…” and what Read more... -
Charles’s embrace of faith shows how just how much times have changed
Nearly a thousand years ago, a coronation was a time to weep for the Jewish community, but today, it is a time for great celebration On 3 September 1189, Richard Read more... -
What do the Coronation and Parshat Emor have in common?
Transcript: What is the connection between the Coronation and Parshat Emor which we’ll be reading this shabbat? In Parshat Emor we’re given the mitzvah of kiddush Hashem (Vayikra 22:32): “Venikdashti Read more... -
Prayers for the Coronation
The Chief Rabbi has distributed a booklet of prayers of thanksgiving to mark the coronation of King Charles III. Download Coronation Prayer Service Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Pesach 2020
To express gratitude sincerely, we must admit that we could not have succeeded alone In her historic address to the nation last night, Her Majesty The Queen expressed her deep Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Holocaust Memorial Day 2020
The brightest flame casts the darkest shadow When Germany invaded Holland in 1940, the country was home to a vibrant community of 160,000 Jews. By the end of the Holocaust, Read more... -
Acharei Mot: Sometimes exceptions are unacceptable
Transcript: Sometimes, exceptions are unacceptable. In Parshat Acharei Mot Kedoshim (Vayikra 18:5), we are given this mitzvah: “Ushmartem et chukotai v’et mishpatai.” – “You must safeguard my laws and ordinances,” Read more... -
Yom Ha’atzmaut 75: A call for Jewish unity
Transcript: As we celebrate 75 glorious years of the state of Israel, let us draw some inspiration from Psalm 75. The Psalm commences, “Lamenatseach, al tashcheit.” It’s dedicated to the Read more... -
Pesach: Why do we say, “Next year in Jerusalem”?
Transcript: Why during Pesach do we exclaim, “Leshanah haba’ah b’Yerushalaim,” – “Next year in Jerusalem”? Rabbi Nosson Finkel, the Sabbah of Slobodka, used to explain that the primary purpose of Read more...
