Divrei Torah Archive
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“There Can Hardly Be Anything As Dangerous To Our People As A Jewish Antisemite.”: D’var Torah for Parshat Baha’alotecha
“There can hardly be anything as dangerous to our people as a Jewish antisemite.” This is a lesson we have tragically learned throughout our long Jewish history, and it is Read more... -
Are You A Kehat Or A Gershon? D’var Torah for Parshat Naso
At the commencement of the parsha of Naso, we are given a commandment: “נָשֹׂא אֶת־רֹאשׁ בְּנֵי גֵרְשׁוֹן גַּם הֵם” “You must also count the heads.” Meaning, take a census figure Read more... -
The Importance of the Journey: D’var Torah for Shavuot
The Importance of the Journey We are all familiar with the concept of a countdown, but in Jewish tradition, we’ve got a count up. That’s exactly what we have been Read more... -
Why Will This Coming Shabbat Be Extra Special? D’var Torah for Bamidbar
Why will this coming Shabbat be extra special? The previous Gerrer Rebbe was once asked: Is there a title for the Shabbat before Shavuot? After all, the Shabbat before Pesach Read more... -
The Most Remarkable Letter in the Alephbet: D’var Torah for Parshat Behar-Bechukotai
The Most Remarkable Letter in the Hebrew Alphabet The most remarkable Hebrew letter would be the letter ו . ו is actually a word, spelled וָו. וָו means a hook. Read more... -
A Kiddush Hashem in Golders Green: D’var Torah for Parshat Emor
This week on the streets of Golders Green, we witnessed a great Kiddush Hashem. What do I mean by this? In Parshat Emor, the Torah gives us the mitzvah of Read more... -
Learning From A Transformative Moment: D’var Torah for Parshat Acharei Mot
Learning From A Transformative Moment If you had the honour of an audience with a monarch, would it make sense that after your meeting, just before you leave the palace, Read more... -
How Tragedy Turns Into A Reward: D’var Torah for Parshat Tazria-Metzora
This Shabbat, on the eve of Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut, we will be reading the parshiyot of Tazria and Metzora. These two parshiyot have a very strong common theme. Read more... -
Chief Rabbi’s Pesach Message 5786
“A kippah and a Kiddush cup.” This was Keith Siegel’s request when he emerged from 484 days of unimaginable torture at the hands of Hamas in Gaza. His daughter, Shir, Read more... -
Miracles Happen Every Day: D’var Torah for Parshat Tzav
Over Pesach we will be recalling great historic miracles. But did you know that miracles are actually happening for you every day? In Parshat Tzav, the Torah introduces us to Read more...
