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Every One Of Us Can Do Extraordinary Things: D’var Torah for Parshat Lech Lecha
Every single one of us can do extraordinary things. In Parshat Lech Lecha we are told about the very first occasion on which a person was taken hostage, when Lot Read more... -
Don’t be like Noah: D’var Torah for Parshat Noach
We should always try our best not to be like Noah. That is one of the key lessons of Parshat Noah. At the beginning of the parsha, the Torah tells Read more... -
What is at the Heart of our Judaism? D’var Torah for Parshat Bereishit
What is at the heart of our Judaism? Right now on the Jewish calendar we are between Simchat Torah and Shabbat Bereishit. As we are all aware, on Simchat Torah Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Yom Kippur 5786
BBC Thought for the Day – Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis – BBC Sounds 01 OCT 25 Jewish communities around the world are standing on the cusp of two profound Read more... -
A D’var Torah for Yom Kippur
As we approach Yom Kippur, I am mindful of the fact that we are currently in the era of the unpredictable. Here in the UK it commenced with the Read more... -
Why Do I Say the Two Magic Words? D’var Torah for Shabbat Shuvah
What is the correct title for this coming Shabbat, the Shabbat which takes place between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? Some people call it Shabbat Shuva, others call it Shabbat Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Rosh Hashanah 5786
BBC Thought for the Day – Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis – BBC Sounds 22 SEPT 25 “My mind is made up – don’t confuse me with the facts!” This Read more... -
The Chief Rabbi’s Rosh Hashanah Message 5786
The Chief Rabbi’s Rosh Hashanah Message 5786 A few months ago, while recording some podcasts in Israel, I interviewed hostage campaigner Dalia Horn. Her family’s pain is unimaginable: her brothers-in-law, Read more... -
When Rosh Hashanah Doesn’t Fall: D’var Torah for Rosh Hashanah
Why can Rosh Hashanah never commence on a Sunday, a Wednesday, or a Friday? Our sages taught us to remember this with the saying ‘lo adu rosh’- Rosh Hashanah, that Read more...
