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Op-Ed: ‘Israel Apartheid Week is a tragic obstacle to peace’
Writing in The New Statesman today, the Chief Rabbi decries the staging of ‘Israel Apartheid Week’, a period dedicated not to ‘nationalism’ or ‘awareness’, but to unbridled hatred of Israel. Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Tetzaveh
Whereas some Rabbonim have identified the ‘Shema Yisrael’ or ‘V’ahavta l’reacha kamocha’ as the most important passages in the Torah, Rabbi Shimon Ben Pazi pointed instead towards a passage in Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Teruma
The Chief Rabbi alights upon a passage in Parashat Teruma describing the composition of the Aron – the Holy Ark – to illustrate why a person’s internal and external characters Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Mishpatim
In his D’var Torah for Mishpatim, the Chief Rabbi ponders the naming of the Shulchan Aruch, identifying the symbolic link between a laid table and Jewish Law to point to Read more... -
Op-Ed: Sexual violence and abuse are among the most insidious of evils
Writing in the Jewish News for Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week, the Chief Rabbi condemns a blight on our society, drawing on the Torah’s teachings to stress that Read more... -
Holocaust Memorial Day: ‘No Ifs, No Buts’
‘We will never stand idly by’ – In an impassioned plea to global society at yesterday’s Holocaust Memorial Event, the Chief Rabbi sought a collective commitment to genocide prevention, and Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Yitro
In Parashat Yitro, we learn that Moshe went out to greet his father-in-law, to be subsequently told that ‘the man’ enquired after the well-being of the other. The Chief Rabbi Read more... -
Blog: Survivors are performing a miraculous duty
In raising awareness of the horrors that befell them in order to make a positive impact on the world, Holocaust survivors are performing a miraculous duty, says the Chief Rabbi Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Holocaust Memorial Day 2016
For this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day, for which the theme is ‘Don’t stand by’, the Chief Rabbi alights on a tendency to stand by that is increased, ironically, when the Read more... -
D’var Torah: Parashat Beshalach
After the Jewish people have emerged from the parted sea and escaped the pursuing Egyptian army, the Torah describes Miriam, who is leading the other women in musical celebrations, as Read more...
