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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... -
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... -
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... -
The Taste of Pesach: D’var Torah for Isru Chag
The day after Pesach is a special date on our calendar, similar to the day after Shavuot and the day after Sukkot. There is a term that we apply for Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Pesach 5785
BBC Thought for the Day – Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis – BBC Sounds 11 APR 25 On this day, twenty-five years ago, a defining legal battle reached its conclusion Read more... -
The Essence of Our Passover Seder: D’var Torah Ahead of Pesach
What is the essence of the Passover Seder? Within the Haggadah, we read the words of Rabban Gamliel, who teaches: “Kol shelo amar sheloshah devarim ellu bapesach, lo yatza yedei Read more... -
Family first. D’var Torah ahead of Purim
Which biblical character am I referring to? He was catapulted overnight from relative anonymity to become second only to the king. In fact, there are two correct answers to this Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Holocaust Memorial Day 5785
BBC Thought for the Day – Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis – BBC Sounds 27 Jan 25 Today I will be standing in a place that, for me, is one Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Chanukah 5785
BBC Thought for the Day – Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis – BBC Sounds 27 DEC 24 Good morning. People in Britain are increasingly distrustful of institutions, more convinced Read more... -
Marking October 7 during a season of anniversaries
This is a season of anniversaries. Rosh Hashanah is an anniversary — it marks the very first day on which human beings were brought into the world. Hashem started His Read more...
