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Dvar Torah: Vayeitsei
Being Jewish means being grateful! What does the term Jew literally mean? The answer comes in Parashat Vayeitsei. The Torah describes the 22 year sojourn of Yaacov and his family Read more... -
Dvar Torah: Toldot
Did you know that on their wedding day, a bride and groom are forgiven for all their sins? On their wedding day, a bride and groom are forgiven for all Read more... -
Dvar Torah: Chayei Sarah
So what was Yitzchak doing? In Parashat Chayei Sarah we read how Avraham had sent his servant to Mesopotamia to find a wife for Yitzchak. Throughout the long absence Read more... -
Dvar Torah: Vayeira
What’s the difference between sand and the stars? Immediately after the Akeida, Hashem gave Avraham a wonderful blessing: ‘Veharbah arbeh et zaracha k’chochvei hashamyim v’chachol asher al sfat hayam’ I Read more... -
Dvar Torah: Lech Lecha
Did you know that Sheva Brachot are in the Paraha of Lech Lecha? Immediately after Hashem commands Avram and Sarai to uproot themselves from the land of Mesopotamia in order Read more... -
Dvar Torah: Noach
What was the primary sin of the generation of the flood? In Parshat Noach we are told ‘Vatishachet HaAretz lifnei HaElokim’ – ‘the earth became corrupted before Hashem’. The Kotsker Read more... -
Dvar Torah: Bereishit
Why does the Torah not count correctly? In Psalm 90 we are taught ‘limnot yamenu kein hoda’ah, vnavi levav chochma – ‘teach us Hashem, to number our days correctly so Read more... -
Dvar Torah: Ha’azinu
What’s the longest word in the Torah? There is only one ten letter word in the Torah, uvmisharotecha meaning ‘and in your kneading troughs. It’s a description in the book Read more... -
Dvar Torah: Yom Kippur
What is more important? Our lives or the performance of mitzvot? The answer, according to our sages, comes in the Torah reading from the afternoon of Yom Hakippurim. It comes Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Rosh Hashana 2019
Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, the Chief Rabbi spoke of the importance of behaving like mensch in these troubled times. “Toxic” – that was how Speaker John Bercow, yesterday described the Read more...
