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The Chief Rabbi Declares a ‘Shabbat for Israel’ on the 9th March
The Chief Rabbi is inviting Jewish communities across the UK to designate the Shabbat which falls on 8-9th March 2024 (Shabbat Parshat Vayakhel) as a ‘Shabbat for Israel’, by welcoming Read more... -
Parshat Mishpatim: You may be far more religious thank you think.
Transcript: “I am not religious, but I try to be a very good person”. It is quite amazing how many people have given that sentiment to me about themselves. But Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Holocaust Memorial Day 2024
“I simply can’t build my hopes on a foundation of confusion, misery and death…I think peace and tranquillity will return again”. These words, written by the young diarist, Read more... -
Parshat Yitro: Is it possible to see sounds?
Transcript: Is it possible to see sounds? From Parshat Yitro we learn that the answer is, yes. Immediately after the Torah tells us about the extraordinary encounter that the nation Read more... -
This misappropriation of the word ‘genocide’ is a moral inversion, which undermines the memory of the worst crimes in human history.
Of all the deplorable crimes ever conceived by the human mind, one stands alone in its utter depravity, as the very epitome of evil. The English word for it, ‘genocide’, Read more... -
Parshat Bo: Was Moshe coming or going?
Transcript: Was Moshe coming or going? In the beginning of Parshat Bo, Hashem gives him a command, ‘Bo el-par’oh’, which means ‘come to Pharaoh’. Hashem was actually instructing Moshe to Read more... -
Parshat Va’era: A miracle within a miracle.
Transcript: A miracle within a miracle. That is how Rashi describes the seventh of the ten plagues in Egypt. The plague of hail. And how was that the case? The Read more... -
Parshat Shemot: There is a phenomenon associated with the current tragic war, which we must preserve well beyond it.
Transcript: In Parshat Shemot we are told how Moshe emerged from the palace of Pharoah in search of his brethren. What he saw was a tragic scene. An Egyptian task Read more... -
Parshat Mikeitz: There are still some Pharaohs in our world today.
Transcript: There are still some Pharaohs in our world today. We learn this from the commencement of Parshat Mikeitz. Pharaoh had dreams. The Torah tells us, ‘uPharoh choleim’ – ‘Pharaoh Read more... -
“You have able partners in faith leaders” – The Chief Rabbi’s COP28 message.
The Chief Rabbi’s message to COP28. Faith communities are ready, willing and able to be partners to world leaders to combat climate change and to protect our planet. Read more...
